An alert and oriented 69-year-old male has slight right-arm weakness but exhibits no deficits to the right leg. The EMT should consider the patient a:
A) non-priority transport since no paralysis exists.
B) priority only if the patient also has a low blood glucose level.
C) non-priority since he is alert and oriented.
D) priority for transport to a hospital with a stroke center.
D
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a. small pinpoint hemorrhages in the eye. b. too many circulating RBCs. c. lack of iron, which is needed to manufacture hemoglobin. d. small hemorrhages in the skin.
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The procedure for rebilling paper claims is to reprint the claim from the computer and write "________" in black letters at the top.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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