For the following questions, use the ICD-9-CM code book.

Subcategory codes for procedures performed on areas of the thorax that are not coded in subcategory 87.3X would be coded to subcategory __________

The first thing you do each day when you arrive at work is to make sure all equipment and supplies are functioning and in their assigned place. This is the __________ phase of transport operations.

a. preparation b. dispatch c. arrival at scene d. transport

The leading cause of maternal death during the first trimester of pregnancy is:

A. massive brain damage secondary to a prolonged seizure. B. unrecognized or untreated supine hypotensive syndrome. C. internal bleeding caused by a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. D. blunt trauma to the abdomen during a motor vehicle crash.