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ass. chapter 11
TERM | DEFINITION |
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COMA | A STATE OF BEING UNAWARE OF ONE'S SURROUNDINGS AND BEING UNABLE TO REACT OR RESPOND TO PEOPLE, PLACES, OR THINGS |
DISASTER | A SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC EVENT IN WHICH MANY PEOPLE ARE INJURED AND KILLED AND PROPERTY IS DESTROYED |
ELECTRICAL SHOCK | WHEN ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSES THROUGH THE BODY |
GROUND | THAT WHICH CARRIES LEAKING ELECTRICITY TO THE EARTH AND AWAY FROM AN ELECTRICAL ITEM |
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE | ANY CHEMICAL IN THE WORKPLACE THAT CAN CAUSE HARM |
HEMIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY |
PARAPLEGIA | PARALYSIS FORM THE WAIST DOWN |
QUADRIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS FROM THE NECK DOWN |
SUFFOCATION | WHEN BREATHING STOPS FROM THE LACK OF OXYGEN |
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE | VIOLENT ACTS (INCLUDING ASSAULT AND THREATS OF ASSAULT) DIRECTED TOWARD PERSON AT WORK OR WHILE ON DUTY |