Final Flashcards

1
Q

Location of most unintentional injury deaths

A

Homes

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2
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young old

A

60-69

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3
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middle old

A

70-79

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4
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old old

A

80+

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5
Q

homebound

A

unable to leave one’s house, typically due to illness or old age

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6
Q

refugee

A

person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster

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7
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immigrant

A

person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

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8
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alien

A

belonging to a foreign country or nation

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9
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illegal alien

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foreign who is living without authorization in a country

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10
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empowerment

A

authority or power given to someone to do something

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11
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operationalization

A

process of putting something into operation

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12
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parity

A

equality as in amount, status or character

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13
Q

synesthesia

A

hearing sound produces visualization or color

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14
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unintentional injury

A

unplanned

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15
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intentional injury

A

intentional

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16
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fatal injury

A

resulting in death

17
Q

disabling injury

A

resulting in disabled

18
Q

vaccinations for elders

A

flu, shingles, TDAP, pneumonia

19
Q

elder income sources

A

social security, assets, pensions, earnings, public assistance

20
Q

racial classification of most americans of hispanic origin

A

latinos

21
Q

deinstitutionalization

A

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

22
Q

reason for decline in the use of lobotomy

A

no longer medical treatment but political control, communism, chlorpromazine

23
Q

drug abuse vs misuse

A

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

24
Q

managed care

A

system of health care where pts agree to visit only certain doctors and hospitals. cost is monitored by managing company

25
Q

the parties within a third party payment system

A

insurance

26
Q

parts of medicare (A, B, C, D)

A

hospital insurance, medical insurance, prescription drug coverage

27
Q

Mainstream smoke vs. side stream smoke

A

main: smoke exhaled by smoker
side: smoke from lighted end of cigarette

28
Q

point source pollution vs. nonpointsource pollution

A

point: waste from pipes, plants etc

non point: rainfall or snowmelt,

29
Q

Average daily US resident water usage

A

80-100 gallons water per day

30
Q

Primary wastewater treatment vs secondary wastewater treatment vs. tertiary wastewater treatment

A

primary: holding to let liquids vs objects separate
secondary: organic compounds
tertiary: inorganic and

31
Q

OSHA and NIOSH

A

occupational safety and health administration and national institute occupational safety and health