In order for health care facilities to participate in the Medicare program the facility must be ________________ by CMS

After four to six minutes of anoxia, restoring oxygenation and blood pressure will not restore perfusion of the cortex and is known as:

A) no-reflow phenomenon. B) subarachnoid hemorrhage. C) atraumatic brain injury. D) intracerebral bleed.

A female patient who is 35 weeks pregnant tripped and fell down 12 stairs. She is complaining of back pain as well as nausea. She is fully immobilized and being nonemergently transported to the hospital for evaluation. While en route, she exclaims that she is having contractions and thinks that her water may have broken. Which one of the following should you do immediately?

A) Provide rapid transport and continue monitoring. B) Examine her genitalia for crowning or bleeding. C) Tilt the long spine board to the left side. D) Release her from the long board and prepare for delivery.