In Which of the Following Answers Is the Hospital in Compliance

question 4

Multiple Choice

In which of the following answers is the hospital in compliance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA) ?

• A) The emergency department staff asks a patient to stay in the waiting room until the patients with insurance are treated.
• B) The emergency registration personnel explain to a patient that they must have proper identification to receive treatment.
• C) A patient with chest pain is triaged directly to a room for evaluation and registration information is obtained after the patient is stabilized.
• D) The emergency department physician discharges and instructs a patient who is actively suicidal to go the neighbor facility that has psychiatric services.

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Definitions:

Fibrinogen

A plasma protein produced by the liver, crucial for blood clotting as it is converted into fibrin in the clotting process.

Plasma Component

The liquid part of blood that carries cells and proteins throughout the body, consisting mainly of water, electrolytes, and proteins.

Plasma

The liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended.

Serum

The component of blood that remains after clotting has removed the blood cells and clotting proteins, containing antibodies and other proteins.