HPR CH 8
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| Administer | To instill a drug into the body of a patient.
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| Amendments to the Older Americans Act | A 1987 federal act that defines elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, but does not deal with enforcement.
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| Autopsy | A postmortem examination to determine the cause of death or to obtain physiological evidence, as in the case of a suspicious death.
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| Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act | A federal law passed in 1974 requiring physicians to report cases of child abuse and to try to prevent future cases.
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| Controlled Substances Act | The federal law giving authority to the Drug Enforcement Administration to regulate the sale and use of drugs.
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| Coroner | A public official who investigates and holds inquests over those who die from unknown or violent causes; he or she may or may not be a physician, depending upon state law.
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| Dispense | To deliver controlled substances in some type of bottle, box, or other container to a patient.
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| Drug Enforcement Administration | A branch of the U.S. Department of Justice that regulates the sale and use of drugs.
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | A federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees drug quality and standardization and must approve drugs before they are released for public use.
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| Forensics | A division of medicine that incorporates law and medicine and involves medical issues or medical proof at trials having to do with malpractice, crimes, and accidents.
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| Medical Examiner | A physician who investigates suspicious or unexplained deaths.
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| National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act | A federal law passed in 1986 that created a no-fault compensation program for citizens injured or killed by vaccines, as an alternative to suing vaccine manufacturers and providers.
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| National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) | A no-fault federal system of compensation for individuals or families of individuals injured by childhood vaccination.
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| Prescribe | To issue a medical prescription for a patient.
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| Unborn Victims of Violence Act | Also called Laci and Conner's Act, a federal law passed in 2004 that provides for the prosecution of anyone who causes injury to or the death of a fetus in utero.
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| Vital Statistics | Numbers collected for the population of live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, induced terminations of pregnancy, and any change in civil status that occurs during an individual's lifetime.
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