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| Food and Drug Administration(FDA) |
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| a federal agency responsible for the enforcement of federal regulations regarding the manufacture, processing, and distribution of foods, drugs, and cosmetics to protect consumers against the sale of impure or dangerous substances |
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| Any microorganism capable of producing an illness |
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| Reduces, and in some cases, prevents the transmission of disease from person to person. |
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| A harmful chemical or waste material discharged into the water, soil, or air. |
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| A bright light, smell, or taste |
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| Prolonged or repeated seizures |
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| All nursing interventions to protect the patient from traumatic injury, position for adequate ventialtion and drainage of oral secretions, and provide privacy and support following the seizure |
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| Any substance that impairs health or destroys life when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed by the body. |
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| Any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a patient to move his or her arms, legs, body, or head freely |
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| Hyperexcitation and disorderly discharge of neurons in the brain leading to a sudden, violent, involuntary series of muscle contractions that is paroxysmal and episodic, causing loss of consciousness, falling, tonicity, and clonicity. |
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