Explain what confidentiality is.
What will be an ideal response?
Confidentiality refers to the obligation of the health care provider to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the health care provider.
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A) dyspneic. B) apneic. C) tachypneic. D) bradypneic.
A 28-year-old female patient has fallen 20 feet from the roof a house. She is lying supine and does not appear to be conscious or breathing. On arrival at her side, what should the EMT do first?
A) Open her airway using a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver B) Apply manual in-line spinal motion restriction C) Start positive pressure ventilation after placing an OPA or NPA D) Open her airway and assess her circulation
When turning the sterile gown, what is handed to the circulator that completes the gowning process?
a. gloved hand b. glove wrapper c. gown tab or card d. gown wrapper
Nearly all television broadcasts of sport events are sponsored by
A. large capitalist corporations and other for profit businesses. B. nonprofit groups dedicated to promoting socially progressive ideas. C. feminist groups and other women's organizations. D. environmental groups devoted to conservation.