Under the __________ part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the privacy protections of HIPAA are strengthened and expanded significantly to, for example, businesses who work with your health care provider

Before contacting medical direction for authorization to assist a shortness of breath patient with his or her metered-dose inhaler, protocols state that the EMT must first attempt to provide relief by administering oxygen. You recognize that the administration of oxygen is best described as a(n):

A) standing order. B) on-line medical direction. C) direct permission. D) quality improvement.

A structured response may be required to help health care workers cope with death. This may involve planned _______ periods, or spontaneous expressions of support and acknowledgment by individual team members

A. vacation C. debriefing B. reassignment D. distracting