Public health laboratories have come to increasingly rely on laboratory information management systems (LIMS). Describe the advantages of this management system

These systems can take data directly from the instrumentation that is used for testing and, in addition to providing results, provide the quality assurance information needed to initiate results reporting and package the data for the initial laboratory analysis performed before a report is issued.

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Another EMT informs you that a patient has been stabbed once with a knife in the left midaxillary region. Where is this injury located?

A) Left chest B) Left shoulder C) Left lateral chest D) Left side of the abdomen

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The EMT shows she understands the difference between a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and a small-volume nebulizer (SVN) when she states:

A) "The MDI uses oxygen to administer the medication; the small-volume nebulizer does not." B) "The MDI provides medication with one or two of the patient's breaths; the SVN provides a continuous flow of medication until gone." C) "The MDI uses a mask to administer the medication; the SVN merely requires the patient to hold the device in his mouth and inhale." D) "The MDI requires the EMT to set up and prepare the medication for administration; the SVN does not."

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