You are approximately 10 minutes away from the hospital with a 59-year-old female with a possible myocardial infarction when she suddenly loses consciousness. You should:
A. assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device.
B. attach an AED and analyze her cardiac rhythm.
C. insert a nasal airway and place her on her side.
D. open her airway and assess her breathing status.
Answer: D. open her airway and assess her breathing status.
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For the patient with stroke to be eligible for a fibrinolytic agent, the therapy must be given within:
A) 3 hours of EMS arrival at the scene B) 4 hours after the diagnosis of stroke is officially made C) 3 hours of the onset of stroke symptoms D) 4 hours of the first signs and/or symptoms started
When a physician agrees to accept assignment for a Medicare patient, this means the physician ____.
A. bills Medicare for the cost of service not covered by Medicaid B. will accept Medicare but not Medicaid patients C. will accept the amount of money Medicaid pays as payment in full D. will accept only emergency patients covered by Medicaid E. bills the patient for the cost of service not covered by Medicare
When claim form errors are identified by the third-party payers, the claim is then rejected. Which of the following is not considered an error?
A) ?the correct place of service code B) the sex of the patient is missing C) a patient's nickname is used instead of his or her legal name (i.e., Bob instead of Robert) D) incorrect patient birth date
The mother of a 2-year-old girl reports that the child has had a fever for the past 2 days and that she screams every time she tries to pick her up. You note that the child is grabbing both sides of her head. These findings are MOST suggestive of:
A: dehydration. B: impending seizure. C: meningitis. D: encephalitis.