You have been asked by a peer review committee to print a list of the medical record numbers of
all patients who had CABGs performed in the past year at your acute care hospital. Which
secondary data source could be used to quickly gather this information?
A. disease index C. master patient index
B. physician index D. operation index
D The disease index is a listing in diagnostic code number order. The physician index is a listing
of cases in order by physician name or number. The MPI cross-references the patient name
and medical record number.
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Blunt abdominal injury may result from all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. direct compression of the abdomen against a fixed object b. from deceleration forces, with tearing of organs and their blood vessels c. hollow organ rupture due to increased intraluminal pressures d. transection of a major artery due to a gunshot to the abdomen
After the AED has delivered a shock, the EMT should:
A. assess for a carotid pulse. B. immediately resume CPR. C. reanalyze the cardiac rhythm. D. transport the patient at once.