When Writing a Prehospital Care Report, You Accidentally Document That

question 35

Multiple Choice

When writing a prehospital care report, you accidentally document that a laceration was on the left side of a patient's face when it was actually on the right side of the face. How would you correct this mistake?

• A) Color over the term "left" with black ink and write the word "right" next to it.
• B) Start the entire prehospital care report over from the beginning.
• C) Carefully use White-Out to cover the term "left" but nothing else in the narrative.
• D) Draw a single line through the term "left" and write the word "right" next to it.

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

The lipid bilayer that encloses the cytoplasm of a cell, controlling the movement of substances in and out of the cell.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

A network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a cell, involved in protein and lipid synthesis, and detoxification processes.

Mitochondrion

An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, where the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.

DNA Replication

The process by which a cell duplicates its DNA, producing two identical copies prior to division.