Venous blood is darker than atrial blood because it contains less
A. oxygen
B. water
C. nutrients
D. carbon dioxide
Answer: A
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You are on the scene of a call for an injured woman. Your scene size-up did not reveal any indications of danger. On assessing the patient, she tells you that she was beaten with a telephone receiver by her estranged husband. Before you can request law enforcement assistance, the husband returns with a baseball bat and threatens to kill you if you don't leave the house and states, "She's staying
here," in reference to the patient. The assailant is standing with the bat held above his shoulder, ready to swing. Which of the following is the best course of action? A) Try to reason with the husband, using the techniques you learned for dealing with behavioral emergencies, while your partner goes outside to request law enforcement. B) Retreat from the residence, leaving the patient behind; move your vehicle away from the address; and request law enforcement. C) Carry out the "take-down" approach you and your partner have practiced for such a situation. D) Inform the assailant that you will leave but that you have to take the patient with you.
The Stark I law
A) contains special provisions to protect laid-off workers and to encourage electronic records technology B) prohibits referrals to clinical lab services where the provider has a financial interest C) involved the federal government funding construction of private facilities pursuant to a Certificate of Need D) provides for health insurance portability and protects the privacy of health records
Because of the amount of litigation for alleged negligence, all professionals involved with the sports program must be fully protected by personal liability insurance.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
________ A decreased level of consciousness in a patient is life-threatening and therefore requires immediate intervention
Indicate whether the statement is true or false