Which One of the Following Is a Secondary Effect of Earthquakes

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is a secondary effect of earthquakes? 

• A) urban fires 
• B) horizontal displacement of the ground 
• C) shaking of the ground 
• D) release of ejecta

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Definitions:

Principal Diagnosis

The condition that is the primary, or main, reason for the encounter.

Concurrent Coding

Coding processes performed while a patient is still in the hospital receiving care.

Inpatient Coding

The process of assigning medical codes to diagnoses, procedures, and treatments documented in the medical records of patients admitted to a hospital.

POA Indicator

Present On Admission Indicator, a designation used in healthcare to note whether a condition was present at the time the patient was admitted to the hospital.