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Heimlich maneuver

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a first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person's windpipe in which a sudden strong pressure is applied on the abdomen, between the navel and the rib cage.

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Libel

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a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

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Malignant melanoma

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Cancer, malignant melanoma: A skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes can grow together to form benign (not cancerous) moles. A melanoma starts as a collection of cancerous melanocytes. A change in size, shape, or color of a mole can be a sign of melanoma.

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Slander

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the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

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Carbon monoxide

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a colorless, odorless toxic flammable gas formed by incomplete combustion of carbon.

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Genetics

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the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

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Preventative health

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Preventive medicine is practiced by all physicians to keep their patients healthy. ... Preventive medicine focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death.

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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a medical procedure involving repeated 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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Toxins

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an antigenic poison or venom of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and causing disease when present at low concentration in the body.

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Universal precautions

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Universal precautions is an approach to infection control to treat all human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other blood borne pathogens.

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