Written medical communications are generally used for all of the following except:
a. for quality-improvement activities.
b. to transmit information to the provider who is taking over care of a patient.
c. when giving press releases about mountain accidents.
d. for describing ways to improve the safety of outdoor activities.
Question 2
Which of the following statements about prehospital care reports is accurate?
a. They may become part of the patient's permanent medical record.
b. They are forms published by the NSAA or the ski area's insurance company.
c. National standards allow up to three days after the accident for the forms to be fully completed.
d. You should only document the care provided to the patient but not scene information, because the latter can be confusing.
Medical Alphabet
Nonverbal communications convey strong, powerful messages that may be negative or positive.
Headsets are ergonomically correct and allow the medical assistant or receptionist to use both hands
An example of a late entry to the medical record.
Surgical Asepsis and Medical Asepsis
Medical assistant shaking hands with the interviewer at the close of the interview.