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Vocabulary

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Coma   A state of being unaware of one's setting and being unable to react or respond to people places or things  
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Dementia   The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain  
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Disaster   A sudden, catastrophic event in which people are injured and killed and property is destroyed  
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Electrical Shock   When electrical current passes through the body  
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Elopement   When a patient of resident leaves the agent without the staff knowledge  
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Ground   That which carries leaking electricity to the earth and away from an electrical item  
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Hazard   Any thing in the person's setting that could cause illness or injury  
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Hazardous Chemical   Any chemical that is a health hazard or a physical hazard  
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Hemiplegia   Paralysis (plegia) on 1 side (hemi) of the body  
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Incident   Any event that has harmed or could harm a patient, resident, visitor or staff member  
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Paralysis   Loss of muscle function, sensation or both  
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Paraplegia   Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk  
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Poison   Any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin  
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Quadriplegia   Paralysis in the arms, legs and trunk  
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Suffocation   When breathing stops from the lack of oxygen  
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Tetraplegia   Like quadriplegia paralysis in the arms, legs and trunk  
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Workplace Violence   Violent acts (including assault or threat of assault) directed toward persons at work or while on duty  
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