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21 Cards in this Set
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AIR POLLUTION
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CONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ATMOSPHERE WITH SUBSTANCES KNOWN AS POLLUTANTS WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY FOUND IN THE AIR
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AMBULARM
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SAFTEY DEVICE THAT ALERTS HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL THAT A CLIENT IS ATTEMPTING TO GET UP. PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO RESTRAINTS
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AURA
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SENSATION AS OF LIGHT OR WARMTH THAT MAY PROCEED AN ATTACK OF MIGRANE OR EPILEPTIC SEIZURE
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BIOTERRORISM
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THE USE OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS TO CREATE FEAR AND THREAT
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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COLORLESS, ODORLESS, POISONOUS GAS PRODUCED BY THE COMBUSTION OF CARBON OR ORGANIC FUELS
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ENVIRONMENT
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PHYSICAL CICUMSTANCES IN WHICH A PERSON WORKS OR LIVES
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FDA (FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION)
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FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS REGARDING THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS, TO ENSURE PROTECTION AGAINST THE SALE OF IMPURE OR DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
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FOOD POISONING
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TOXIC PROCESS RESULTING FROM THE INGESTION OF A FOOD CONTAMINATED BY TOXIC SUBSTANCES OR BY BACTERIA CONTAING TOXINS
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HYPOTHERMIA
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ABNORMAL LOWERING OF BODY TEMPERATURE BELOW 95 DEGREES F USUALLY CAUSED BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COLD
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IMMUNIZATION
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PROCESS BY WHICH RESISTANCE TO AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE IS PRODUCED OR AUGMENTED.
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LAND POLLUTION
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CONTAMINATION OF SOIL BY IMPROPER DISPOSAL OR RADIOACTIVE OR BIOACTIVE WASTE PRODUCTS
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NOISE POLLUTION
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NOISE LEVEL IN AN ENVIRONMENT AT THE LEVEL THAT IT BECOMES UNCOMFORTABLE TO THE INHABITANTS
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PATHOGEN
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ANY MICROORGANISM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DISEASE
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POISON
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ANY SUBSTANCE THAT IMPAIRS HEALTH OR DESTROYS LIFE WHEN INGESTED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED BY THE BODY IN RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNTS
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POLLUTANT
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HARMFUL CHEMICAL OR WASTE MATERIAL DISCHARGED INTO THE WATER OR ATMOSPHERE
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR AS COMPARED WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE AIR COULD CONTAIN AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE
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RESTRAINT
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DEVICE TO AID IN THE IMMOBILIZATION OF A CLIENT OR A CLIENTS EXTREMITY
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SEIZURE
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BRIEF TEMPORARY MALFUNCTIONS OF NERVE CELLS IN THE BRAIN MAY RESULT IN SEIZURE ACTIVITY
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SEIZURE PRECAUTIONS
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MEASURES THAT PROTECT THE CLIENT FROM INJURY DURING A SEIZURE
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STATUS EPILEPTICUS
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MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHERBY A PERSON HAS CONTINUAL SEIZURES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION
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WATER POLLUTION
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CONTAMINATION OF LAKES RIVERS AND STREAMS BY INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS
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