You have been asked to review a legal case in which a patient intentionally overdosed on heroin and then died after EMS responders arrived. Those responders did not have a bag-valve mask to ventilate the nonbreathing patient, so the patient was not ventilated until a second EMS unit arrived. The evidence indicates that the EMT and paramedics both signed their morning equipment check indicating that they had inspected the ambulance and had all the necessary equipment to do their job. In this case, you would realize:
A) The EMT and paramedics can seek protection under the Good Samaritan law
B) The EMT and paramedics will most likely be charged with contributory negligence
C) The EMT and paramedics are not responsible because the patient intentionally overdosed
D) The EMT and paramedics were negligent in caring for the patient
D) The EMT and paramedics were negligent in caring for the patient
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a. It has no valving system or reservoir bag. b. It can easily deliver high FiO2 values (>0.6 to 0.7). c. It requires a minimal input flow of 5 L/min. d. It generally functions as a varia-ble-performance system.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Patient Stan Lee has PPO healthcare insurance. He goes to a preferred provider dermatologist for removal of a small skin lesion. The insurer has agreed to pay its preferred providers $90 for this service. (The dermatologist's full charge for the service is $120.) The insurer pays only $20 because the policy requires a $20 patient co-payment and a $100 annual deductible. Prior to this service, Stan Lee had paid $50 of the deductible. Why can the dermatologist not bill Mr. Lee $100?
What will be an ideal response?
Reptile teeth are ______, meaning they are reabsorbed or shed and replaced at a rapid rate throughout life
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