Reviewing a medical record to ensure that all diagnoses are justified by documentation
throughout the chart is an example of
A. peer review. C. qualitative review.
B. quantitative review. D. legal analysis.
C Peer review typically involves quality of care issues rather than quality of documentation
issues. Legal analysis ensures that the record entries would be acceptable in a court of law.
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You have just arrived on the scene of a very serious motor vehicle collision. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) have rapidly extricated an unresponsive female from the driver's seat. The EMRs report that she was unrestrained and struck the steering wheel with her chest and abdomen. As you start the primary assessment, you note that she has snoring respirations and is breathing shallowly at a
rate of 24 breaths per minute. Which one of the following should you do next? A) Obtain her vital signs. B) Immobilize her to the backboard. C) Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver. D) Start positive pressure ventilation.
Before doffing SCBA, ensure you are out of the contaminated area and:
A. the facepiece is not fogged. B. SCBA is no longer required. C. the incident is under control. D. all members of your team are all right.