Author Question: The EMT recognizes that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) limits the ... (Read 115 times)

berenicecastro · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

The EMT recognizes that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) limits the EMT's ability to:

A) exchange medical information regarding the patient.
B) bill for services provided by the Emergency Medical Services.
C) obtain refusals on patients who do not have medical insurance.
D) transport a patient to a hospital of his or her choice.

Question 2

You have responded to a ranch where three adult male patients are complaining of abdominal cramping, vomiting, and diarrhea. They state they were applying chemicals to a field when they became ill. Based on this, which of the following should you suspect?

A) They have heatstroke.
B) They became contaminated with organophosphates.
C) They have been exposed to anhydrous ammonia.
D) They have been exposed to anthrax.