If you properly assess and stabilize a patient at the scene, driving to the hospital with excessive speed:
A. is allowable according to state law.
B. will decrease the driver's reaction time.
C. is often necessary if the patient is critical.
D. increases the patient's chance for survival.
Answer: B. will decrease the driver's reaction time.
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a. one b. two c. three d. four
When the respiratory system cannot effectively eliminate all the carbon dioxide generated through metabolic activities in the peripheral tissues, this causes:
A) respiratory acidosis. B) metabolic alkalosis. C) respiratory alkalosis. D) metabolic acidosis.
Match the following:
A) individual practice association (IPA) health maintenance organization (HMO) B) staff model health maintenance organization (HMO) C) major medical insurance D) outpatient insurance E) open access health maintenance F) exclusive provider organization (EPO) G) point-of-service (POS) plan H) network model health maintenance organization (HMO) I) long-term care insurance J) preferred provider organization (PPO) 1) The type of managed care plan that hires the physicians and pays their salaries 2) The type of health maintenance organization (HMO) that does not require a referral from a PCP to see a specialist 3) The type of insurance that offers protection for large medical expenses beyond the coverage of routine healthcare 4) The type of managed care plan that combines the features of health maintenance organization (HMO) and preferred provider organization (PPO) plans 5) The type of plan that pays benefits only for services provided by network providers but does not have a health maintenance organization (HMO) license 6) The type of insurance that covers both medical and custodial services 7) The type of managed care plan that contracts with two or more multispecialty group practices to form a provider network 8) A type of HMO in which the MCO contracts with individual physicians and facilities to build the provider network 9) The type of managed care plan in which members have financial incentives, such as lower copayments, when they obtain care from network providers 10) This type of insurance provides protection for emergency department visits and other outpatient divisions in a hospital or medical facility.
Describe one of the factors that hindered the progress toward national data sets for mental health records