List some of the major public health threats that have recently emerged in the twenty-first century.
What will be an ideal response?
• Terror: Active attacks, commerce, economic attacks, interference with food, water, utility supplies, Internet.
• Natural disasters: Earthquakes, extreme heat, floods, hurricanes, landslides, mudslides, power outages, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires, winter weather.
• Disease: Anthrax, avian influenza, botulism, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus, Lassa fever, plague, ricin toxin, viral-encephalitis.
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a. lower respiratory condition b. infectious disease c. mechanical injury d. general respiratory condition
A prescription written in a hospital or other institutional setting is called a(n):
A) Institutional order. B) Hospital prescription. C) Medication order. D) Parenteral order.
Arteries ________ because of the high pumping pressure they receive from the heart.
A. stiffen B. make a hissing sound C. expand D. pulsate
You arrive on scene to find a patient who had a productive cough for the past two weeks. The patient is complaining of a fever and night sweats. Your next step would be to
A. obtain a better medical history B. obtain vital signs C. immediately transport the patient to the hospital D. put the HEPA mask on