The best way to reduce patient risk from radiation exposure is to keep exposures ALARA
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True. While gaining diagnostic benefits from dental radiographs with zero exposure would be ideal, that is not possible. However, the oral health care team should strive for low-dose, high-yield radiography by obtaining the maximum information with the lowest possible dose.
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A) Mumps B) Strep throat C) Herpes D) Typhoid
You locate a 55-year-old woman lying supine on the side of a road. There are no bystanders. You determine that the patient is unresponsive. Which of the following should be your next action?
A) Apply a cervical collar. B) Provide high-flow oxygen. C) Open the airway with a jaw-thrust maneuver. D) Intubate the trachea.