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11 Cards in this Set
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COLORLESS, ODERLESS, POISONOUS GAS PRODUCED BY THE COMBUSTION OF CARBON OR ORGANIC FUELS
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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TOXIC PROCESSES RESULTING FROM THE INGESTION OF A FOOD CONTAMINATED BY TOXIC SUBSTANCES OR BY BACTERIA-CONTAINING TOXINS
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FOOD POISONING
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ABNORMAL LOWERING OF BODY TEMPERATURE BELOW 35 C, OR 95 F, USUALLY CAUSED BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD
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HYPOTHERMIA
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ABNORMAL CONDITION CAUSED BY DEPLETION OF BODY FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES RESULTING FROM EXPOSURE TO INTENSE HEAT OR THE INABILITY TO ACCLIMATIZE TO HEAT
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HEAT EXHAUSTION
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ANY SUBSTANCE THAT IMPAIRS HEALTH OR DESROYS LIFE WHEN INGESTED , INHALED, OR ABSORBED BY THE BODY IN RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNTS
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POISON
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MICROORGANISM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DISEASE
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PATHOGEN
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A PROCESS BY WHICH RESISTANCE TO AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE IS INDUCED OR AUGMENTED
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IMMUNIZATION
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DEVICE TO AID IN THE IMMOBILIZATION OF A PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S EXTREMETIES
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RESTRAINT
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DEVICE USED FOR THE PATIENT WHO CLIMBS OUT OF BED UNASSISTED AND IS IN DANGER OF CALLING. THE DEVICE IS WORN ON THE LEG AND SIGNALS WHEN THE LEG IS IN A DEPENDANT POSITION SUCH AS OVER THE SIDE RAIL OR ON THE FLOOR
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AMBULARM
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CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT AND THE GROUNDED, WHICH BECOMES PART OF THE CIRCUIT
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GROUNDED
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TEACH PATIENTS THAT CALLING A POISON CONTROL CENTER FOR INFORMATION BEFORE TRYING HOME REMEDIES WILL SAVE THEIR CHILDS LIFE
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PATIENT CONTROL CENTER
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