Which term best defines the following formula?
Total number of new cases of a specified disease during a given time period divided by the total population at risk during the same time period × 1,000
A) Prevalence rate
B) Incidence rate
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b
B
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Describe therapeutic communication
What will be an ideal response?
A 40-year-old man is in cardiac arrest. Your partner is performing CPR. You are attaching the AED when the patient's wife tells you that he has an automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD). The AED advises that a shock is indicated. What should you do?
A. Avoid defibrillation as this will damage the patient's AICD. B. Contact medical control and request permission to defibrillate. C. Deliver the shock followed by immediate resumption of CPR. D. Continue CPR and transport the patient to the closest appropriate hospital.