After a procedure was performed on Mr. Glass, he developed complications and had to be taken back to the operating room where the thoracotomy site needed to be reopened. The procedure for reopening the site would be coded to which of the following?
A) 34.9X Operations on the Thorax
B) 34.5X Pleurectomy
C) 34.2X Diagnostic Procedures on Chest Wall, Pleura, Mediastinum, and Diaphragm
D) 34.0X Incision of Chest Wall and Pleura
D
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Which one of the following statements about the Incident Command System is true?
a. Each EMS agency can use its own codes and terms. b. There is a separate commander for EMS, fire, and law enforcement personnel. c. Each individual responder is accountable to two supervisors. d. Common terminology is used for all communications.
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