Final Flashcards
Location of most unintentional injury deaths
Homes
young old
60-69
middle old
70-79
old old
80+
homebound
unable to leave one’s house, typically due to illness or old age
refugee
person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster
immigrant
person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
alien
belonging to a foreign country or nation
illegal alien
foreign who is living without authorization in a country
empowerment
authority or power given to someone to do something
operationalization
process of putting something into operation
parity
equality as in amount, status or character
synesthesia
hearing sound produces visualization or color
unintentional injury
unplanned
intentional injury
intentional
fatal injury
resulting in death
disabling injury
resulting in disabled
vaccinations for elders
flu, shingles, TDAP, pneumonia
elder income sources
social security, assets, pensions, earnings, public assistance
racial classification of most americans of hispanic origin
latinos
deinstitutionalization
the process of replacing long stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability
reason for decline in the use of lobotomy
no longer medical treatment but political control, communism, chlorpromazine
drug abuse vs misuse
misuse: taking a drug for not what it is for, or disobeying prescription (taking dose too early, wrong time, missing dose)
abuse: no prescription, taking to get high or experience feelings of drug
managed care
system of health care where pts agree to visit only certain doctors and hospitals. cost is monitored by managing company
the parties within a third party payment system
insurance
parts of medicare (A, B, C, D)
hospital insurance, medical insurance, prescription drug coverage
Mainstream smoke vs. side stream smoke
main: smoke exhaled by smoker
side: smoke from lighted end of cigarette
point source pollution vs. nonpointsource pollution
point: waste from pipes, plants etc
non point: rainfall or snowmelt,
Average daily US resident water usage
80-100 gallons water per day
Primary wastewater treatment vs secondary wastewater treatment vs. tertiary wastewater treatment
primary: holding to let liquids vs objects separate
secondary: organic compounds
tertiary: inorganic and
OSHA and NIOSH
occupational safety and health administration and national institute occupational safety and health
