Health care professionals around the world are increasingly responding to the potential peril from emerging infectious diseases. Diseases of grave concern include those that can be spread by what methods?
Diseases of grave concern include those that can be spread:
• When an infected person releases tiny airborne droplets through sneezes or coughs (e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS], influenza)
• When skin or mucous membranes come in contact with blood or other body fluids or contaminated objects or surfaces (e.g., Ebola virus disease [EVD]
• When in close contact, such as living with or caring for an infected person (e.g., Middle East respiratory syndrome [MERS]
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a. Perform a complete medical assessment, and treat the patient on scene. b. Perform a complete secondary survey, and treat the patient on scene. c. Perform a rapid medical assessment, and determine the need for expedited transported. d. Perform a rapid trauma assessment, and determine the need for expedited transport.
On the lateral incisor's labial surface, the distal incisal angle is:
A. sharp B. straight C. tapered D. rounded