What is the minimum record retention period for adult health records?

What will be an ideal response?

10 years after the most recent encounter.

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You arrive at work and note that the portable oxygen tanks in the ambulance are now yellow instead of green as during the previous shift. As a knowledgeable EMT you should:

A) remove the tank and retrieve a green cylinder. B) recognize the addition of more effective synthetic oxygen. C) determine that your service has switched to the new lightweight oxygen tanks. D) realize that a yellow color indicates new tanks that hold more oxygen.

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Match each item with a statement below.

A. A ratio measure of association which provides the strength and direction of the association between exposure and outcome in a population B. The ratio between the observed number of deaths due to a specific cause and the expected number of deaths due to the same cause C. A measure of association between exposure and outcome which provides strength and direction using two incidence densities

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