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16 Cards in this Set
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administer
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To instill a drug into the body of a patient.
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Amendments to the Older Americans Act
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A 1987 federal act that defines elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation but does not deal with enforcement.
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autopsy
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A postmortem examination to determine the cause of death or to obtain physiological evidence, as in the case of a suspicious death
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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
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A federal law passed in 1974 requiring physicians to report cases of child abuse and to try to prevent future cases.
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Controlled Substances Act
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The federal law giving authority to the Drug Enforcement Agency to regulate the sale and use of drugs.
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coroner
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A public official who investigates and holds inquests over those who die from unknown or violent causes; he or she may or may not be a physician, depending on state law.
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dispense
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To deliver controlled substances in some type of bottle, box, or other container to a patient.
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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A branch of the US Department of Justice that regulates the sale and use of drugs.
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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A federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees drug quality and standardization and must approve drugs before they are released for public use.
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forensics
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A division of medicine that incorporates law and medicine and involves medical issues or medical proof at trials having to do with malpractice, crimes, and accidents.
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medical examiner
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A physician who investigates suspicious or unexplained deaths.
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National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
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A federal law passed in 1986 that created a no-fault compensation program for citizens injured or killed by vaccines, as an alternative to suing vaccine manufacturers and providers.
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)
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The VICP is a no-fault system designed to compensate those individuals, or families of individuals, who have been injured or killed by childhood vaccines.
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prescribe
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To issue a medical prescription for a patient.
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Unborn Victims of Violence Act
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A 2001 federal law that provides for the prosecution of anyone who causes death or injury of a fetus in utero.
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vital statistics
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Numbers collected for the population of live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, induced terminations of pregnancy, and any change in civil status that occurs during an individual's lifetime.
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