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aware of and responding to one's surroundings
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| a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain |
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| a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious or health reasons |
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| help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available |
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| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) |
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| a brief episode of neurological dysfunction resulting from an interruption in the blood supply to the brain or the eye, sometimes as a precursor to a stroke |
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| lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender |
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| a person who does not eat any food derived from animals and who typically does not use other animal products |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) |
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| a medical procedure involved repeating compression of a patient's chest, performed in an attempt to restore the blood circulation and breathing of a person who has suffered cardiac arrest |
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| the action or process of vomiting |
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| occurring or done before the usual or proper time |
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| when something keeps the air from moving in and out of the airways in the lungs |
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| a term used to represent patient and family's mental, social, cultural, spiritual and developmental needs |
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| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
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| the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old. |
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| also known as the Heimlich maneuver; performed on someone who is choking and conscious |
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| treats the whole person; mind, body, and spirit. it's focused on wellness and prevention rather than just treatment |
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| person whose sense of personal identity and gender doesn't correspond with their birth sex |
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| of, relating to, being or involving conscious intellectual activity such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering |
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| a critical condition brought on by the sudden drop in blood flow through the body; organs aren't getting enough blood or oxygen when this occurs |
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| erotic stimulation especially of one's own genital organs |
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| the process of changing genders, which can include legal procedures such as changing one's name and/or sex on documents, and medical measures such as hormone therapy and surgery; can also include telling others and using new pronouns |
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| a highly contagious, viral illness; generally no serious side effects for healthy children; can have more serious effects on adults or those w/ weakened immune systems |
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