Any image that must be performed more than once because of human or mechanical error during the production of the initial image is considered to be a repeat image. What effect does a repeat image have on the radiation dose received by the patient?
a. The patient receives no additional radiation dose.
b. The patient's skin and possibly the gonads, if they were in the included imaged area, receive a double radiation dose.
c. The patient's critical organs receive a radiation dose that is 10 times greater than the initial radiation dose.
d. The patient's superficial tissues only receive a radiation dose that is four times as great as that of the original radiation dose.
b. The patient's skin and possibly the gonads, if they were in the included imaged area, receive a double radiation dose.
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A) Any preventable event that could cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer. B) Any deviation from the prescriber's written order, or as entered into a computer system by the prescriber. C) Any error related to professional practice, healthcare products, procedures, and systems, including prescribing, order communication, product labeling, packaging and nomenclature, compounding, dispensing, distribution, administration, education, monitoring, and use. D) Any dose given that contains the wrong number of preformed dosage units (such as tablets) or was, in the judgment of the observer, more than 17% greater or less than the correct dosage.
After you ensure scene safety, takestandard precautions, and get a general impression of the patient, what is your next step in the patient assessment?
a. Call for EMS to respond b. Make sure that the patient is breathing c. Determine the patient's mental status d. Check the patient's circulation