| A | B |
|---|
| accident | events causing injury/death |
| accident mitigation | reducing damage of unplanned events |
| accident prevention | ways to eliminate unintended events |
| safety | on-going attempts to minimize injury risk |
| unintentional injury | result of an accident |
| injury epidemiology | study of occurrence, cause, and prevention |
| haddon matrix | analyzes accidents in 3 phases |
| pre-event phase | determines accident probability |
| event-phase | when "host" meets forces of energy |
| post-event phase | emergency procedures after injury |
| laryngospasm | caused by inhaling water |
| poison | chemical causing injury or death |
| concussion | blow to the head causing injury |
| repetitive motion disorders | repetitive stress to a body part |
| sick building syndrome | collection of common reported symptoms |
| aging | normal changes in body functions |
| average life span | age when half a population dies |
| life expectancy | average years a person expects to live |
| maximum life span | theoretical maximum longevity |
| gerontology | studies the causes of aging |
| specific metabolic rate | energy / g of body weight consumed |
| alzheimer's disease | cause of senile dementia |
| amyloid protein | abnormal protein in alzheimer's patients |
| caloric restriction | restricts daily caloric intake |
| senile dementia | loss of cognitive functions |
| parkinson's disease | neurodegenerative loss of body control |
| age-related macular degeneration (AMD) | vision loss from death of macular cells |
| hormone replacement therapy (HRT) | giving estrogen to menopausal women |
| osteoporosis | condition of bones losing density |
| age-related hearing loss | loss of hearing with advancing age |
| advance directive | living will / healthcare power of attorney |
| healthcare power of attorney | designates someone to make decisions |
| living will | desired treatment when incapacitated |
| physician-assisted suicide | euthanasia with physician assistance |
| hospice | a place for terminally ill patients |
