The law that states that all competent adults have the right to accept or refuse any medical treatment, including life-sustaining treatment, is called the ______________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Self-Determination Act
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________ Many medical offices have adopted the acronym RACE to help employees remember what they should do in the event of a fire
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Five minutes after assisting a patient with his epinephrine auto-injector, you determine the patient to be getting progressively worse. The patient has a second auto-injector available; however, written protocols do not address the administration of a second dose. Which one of the following should be your next best action?
A) Request advanced life support (ALS) assistance. B) Administer the second dose of epinephrine. C) Continue to monitor the patient. D) Contact medical direction for further orders.