If you cannot stop severe bleeding with pressure and cannot use a tourniquet (groin, axilla, neck, face, and/or scalp), you should consider:
A) helicopter evacuation to a trauma center. B) packing the wound with a hemostatic agent.
C) putting your gloved finger in the wound. D) rapid transportation and no more dressings.
B
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What is the percent equivalent of a 1:20 ratio?
0.05% 0.50% 5.00% 50%
The document that clearly explains the patient's need for a DME item is a(n) ____.?
A)?Certificate of Medical Necessity B)?Certificate of DME Need C)?Advanced Beneficiary Notice D)?Notice of Medical Necessity
Which of the following is true of the Basic Motor Ability Tests (BMATs)?
A. They are designed to evaluate the selected motor responses of small- and large-muscle control. B. They require equipment such as balance beam, ball, mazes, scissors, balance rod, ballpoint pen, and paper for testing purposes. C. They are administered in two forms-as a complete form or as a short form. D. They are used as quick screening devices.
A patient who is extremely dizzy and vomiting declines your care and will not sign the refusal form. Your best action would be to:
A) document that the patient refuses to sign and leave. B) have a family member sign as a witness to the refusal. C) have your partner sign on behalf of the patient. D) inform the patient that by law he must sign the form.