CPT codes must be used on the CMS-1500 claim form and its electronic equivalent, the 837P.

You are en route to a hospital with a patient who appears stable following a motor vehicle collision. To detect changes in the patient's condition, you should do which of the following during transport?

A) Detailed physical examination B) Neurological assessment C) Repeat the primary assessment D) Rapid trauma assessment

A bullet fired from a gun at close range passes through the patient's liver. However, on autopsy, the coroner discovers that the man's pancreas, stomach, and gallbladder were also injured, even though not in direct contact with the bullet. As a knowledgeable EMT, you would recognize that which of the following is responsible for injury to these additional organs?

A) Cavitation B) Drag force C) Profile impact D) Blunt injury