A 26-year-old patient with hemophilia fell in his garage, cutting his arm on a nail protruding from a door frame. Emergency Medical Responders are on scene holding a blood-soaked towel on his right forearm that is still bleeding. The patient is alert and oriented with a pale complexion. The EMRs report a pulse of 98, respirations of 18 breaths/min, blood pressure of 142/66 mmHg, and SpO2 of 99% on room air. Your initial priority in caring for this patient is:
A) Providing supplemental oxygen
B) Immediate transport to the hospital
C) Replacing the towel with a sterile dressing
D) Stopping the bleeding
D) Stopping the bleeding
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Treatment for occasional PJCs is to
A) give atropine to speed the heart rate up. B) treat the cause. C) give digitalis to slow the heart rate down. D) shock the heart out of the rhythm.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. All procedures and service codes listed in the CPT nomenclature are presented in numeric order 2. The levels of E/M services recognize three types of history 3. Specific guidelines are found at the beginning of each of the six sections of CPT Category I. 4. When a patient is evaluated and then admitted to a healthcare facility, the service is reported using the codes for initial hospital care. 5. Add-on codes may stand alone.