Identify the advantages of an integrated delivery system.
What will be an ideal response?
1. It captures efficiencies and savings from economies of scale by spreading out costs; 2. it efficiently integrates HIT and health information exchange into facilities; 3. it provides better continuity of care to patients; 4. it provides better positioning for future changes to healthcare reimbursement; 5. it provides better competition on quality and costs; 6. it provides better care to patients by providing a full range of services on a timely and convenient basis.
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A 19-year-old male has ingested fifty 325 mg aspirin tablets 20 minutes before your arrival. He is alert and complaining of burning abdominal pain. Which of the following is appropriate in the prehospital management of this patient?
A) Syrup of ipecac B) Activated charcoal C) Sodium bicarbonate D) N-acetylcysteine
Which of the following is TRUE of the patient with a suspected penetrating injury to or rupture of the diaphragm?
A) This is the only abdominal injury for which removal of an impaled object is recommended. B) This is one of the primary indications for the use of PASG. C) Pneumothorax may occur even if the thoracic cage is intact. D) Breathing is not impaired unless abdominal organs migrate into the thoracic cavity.