All of the following are common causes of artificial airway emergencies except:

A mechanically ventilated patient with a tracheostomy is frustrated when trying to communicate with others.  The patient has inadequate secretion clearance and requires frequent suctioning.  Which of the following would be the best option to restore the patient’s ability to verbally communicate?

___________________ cuff would be most appropriate for patients who have tracheal wall injury.

“Repositiong/Elevating the head and extending the neck” describes which of the following?

NAME is a national professional organization that was established in 1966 and is open only to forensic pathologists.

Medications with the name of the decedent or ones in their possession need to be:

Edmond Locard’s exchange principle states that whenever two items come into contact, they exchange material between them.

Physicians undergo a general licensure examination process called the United States Medical License Exam.

There is no statute of limitations in any state within the United States for an individual to be charged with homicide.

It is not necessary to obtain a treating physician on a decedent.