When patients are unable to pay their medical bills and physicians agree to treat them for a lesser charge or for no fee, this is termed:
A) insurance fraud.
B) hardship agreement.
C) professional courtesy.
D) deductibles.
B
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a. lower flammable limit b. ignition temperature c. latent heat of vaporization d. upper flammable limit
Which of the following statements about the care and treatment of a patient with a spinal injury in a prehospital setting is true?
a. Prehospital care for a patient with a spinal injury involves correcting life-threatening injuries and limiting secondary injury. b. It is important to identify the site of spinal injury so that proper prehospital care can be rendered. c. Before transporting a critically injured patient with a spinal injury, OEC Technicians must perform a detailed head-to-toe neurological assessment. d. If a patient with a possible spinal injury is in shock, it is permissible to forego immobilization because uses up time during the golden hour.