Before contacting medical direction for authorization to assist a shortness of breath patient with his or her metered-dose inhaler, protocols state that the EMT must first attempt to provide relief by administering oxygen. You recognize that the administration of oxygen is best described as a(n):
A) standing order.
B) on-line medical direction.
C) direct permission.
D) quality improvement.
Question 2
How long should it take you to triage one patient during an MCI?
A) Less than 10 seconds
B) As long as it takes to obtain a set of vital signs
C) Less than 30 seconds
D) Less than 1 minute
A physician uses a portable electronic tablet to enter patient data while in the examination room.
Instructing the Patient in Collecting a Stool Specimen
Medical assistant shaking hands with the interviewer at the close of the interview.
Assisting the patient to transfer from the bed or examining table to a wheelchair.
(a) A photograph of a radial immunodiffusion reaction for measurement of patient IgA concentrations. ...
Tuning fork medical uses.