Which is NOT a vulnerable area that HIPAA regulations focus on in regard to medical records and the patient's chart?
a. Paper record storage
b. Fax machines
c. Photocopies
d. Workstations
c
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A 28-year-old male patient was cutting limbs from a tree when he lost his footing and fell approximately 20 feet. He is unresponsive and has shallow breathing, with a rate of 28 breaths/min. His radial pulse is weak and thready, and his skin is cool to the touch. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) have placed him on a nonrebreather face mask and are holding manual spine motion restriction. His respirations are sonorous. Based on these assessment findings, which of these instructions would you next provide to the EMRs?
A) "The patient has snoring respirations, so let's go ahead and open the airway with the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver." B) "Do not cover the patient with a blanket, because that will cause his blood vessels to dilate and drop his BP." C) "Let's elevate the patient's legs 8 to 12 inches so more blood gets to his vital organs." D) "Let's take off the oxygen mask and try manually opening the airway."
Social HMOs normally offer the same benefits as Medicare and:
a. cost less than Medicare. b. allow the patient to choose any provider. c. ancillary benefits (e.g., eyeglasses). d. counseling.
The _______________ girdle attaches the arms to the axial skeleton.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements regarding the rule of palms is correct?
A) The patient's palm, excluding the fingers, represents 1% of his or her total body surface area. B) The rule of palms is not an accurate estimator of total body surface area burned in pediatric patients. C) The patient's palm, including the fingers, represents 1% of his or her total body surface area. D) The rule of palms is most accurate when a patient has experienced burns to less than 20% of his or her total body surface area