While you are performing a secondary assessment on a male patient who was ejected from his motorcycle, the patient suddenly states that it has become very hard to breathe. You would:
A) Make a mental note and continue with your exam
B) Stop your exam and evaluate the patient's new complaint
C) Reassess the patient, beginning with the head
D) Reconsider the mechanism of injury and look for a chest injury
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A 25-year-old woman presents complaining of heavy vaginal bleeding accompanied by cramping abdominal pain and backache. She can't stop crying and reports that she is 11 weeks pregnant with her first child. Your physical exam reveals what appears to be the fetus and umbilical cord passing through the vaginal opening; however, the placenta has not been passed. Appropriate care for this patient
includes: A) clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, wrapping fetal material in linen, and providing emotional support for the patient. B) leaving the fetus untouched and transporting the patient in a position of comfort. C) oxygen, 1000 mL fluid bolus, and rapid transport. D) disposing of the fetal material in a biohazard bag, left lateral position, and providing emotional support for the patient.
Protected medical information would include:
A. name and birth date of a patient. B. response time of ambulance calls. C. number of patients seen at an incident. D. number of personnel who responded to patients.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Data management is what you do with qualitative data after it is collected.
The following questions may require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence. Simple excision of a cystic hygroma is coded to procedure code __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word