Ch. 7 Public Duties of the Health Care Professional Flashcards
Define Abuse
Misuse, excessive or improper use
Define Addiction
An acquired physical or psychological dependence on a drug
Define Autopsy
A postmortem examination of organs and tissues to determine cause of death
Define Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)
An agency of the federal government responsible for enforcing laws covering statutes of addictive drugs
Define Compounding
The combination and mixing of drugs and chemicals
Define Controlled Substances Act of 1970
A federal statute that regulates the manufacture and distribution of drugs that are capable of causing dependency
Define Coroner
A public health officer who holds an investigation (inquest) if a person’s death is from an unknown or violent cause
Define Data
Statistics, figures, or information
Define Dispensing
Distribution, delivery, disposing, or giving away a drug, medicine, prescription, or chemical
Define Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
A division of the department of Justice that enforces the Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Define Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
A management-financed, confidential counseling referral service designed to help employees and/or their family members assess a problem such as alcoholism
Define Food and Drug Administration (FDA
An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that ultimately oversees and enforces laws regarding drug sales and distribution
Define Forensic medicine
Branch of medicine concerned with the law, especially criminal law
Define Habituation
The development of an emotional dependence on a drug due to repeated use
Define Inquest
An investigation held by a public official, such as a coroner, to determine cause of death
Define Medical examiner
A physician, usually a pathologist, who can investigate an unexplained death and perform autopsies
Define Morbidity rate
The rate of sick people or cases of disease in relationship to a specific population
Define Mortality rate
Death rate
Define Opioids
Synthetic products that are not derived from opium but have an opium-like effect , acting on the brain to decrease the sensation of pain
Define Postmortem
After death
Define Probable cause
A reasonable belief that something improper has occurred
Define Public duties
Responsibilities a physician owes to the public
Define Restraining or protective order
Court order that prohibits an abuser from coming into contact with the victim
Define Retailing
The legal act of selling or trading a drug, medicine, prescription, or chemical
Define Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Provides specific information on handling and disposing of chemicals safely; Where chemical wastes are documented on
Define Vital statistics
Major events or facts from a person’s life, such as live births, deaths, induced termination of pregnancy, and marriages
