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AIRWAY
the natural passageway for air to enter into the lungs
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ANXIETY
uneasiness, often about a situation or condition
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ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY
any plastic, metal, or rubber device inserted into the respiratory tract for the purpose of maintaining an airway and facilitating ventilation
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COMA
state of unconsciousness in which a person is unable to respond to any change in the environment, including pain
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COMBATIVE
violent or hostile
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CONFUSION
the inability to think clearly and logically
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DEFENSE MECHANISMS
unconscious behaviors used to release tension and/or help a person cope with stress
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DEPRESSION
an illness that causes social withdrawal, lack of energy, and loss of interest in activities, as well as other symptoms
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DISORIENTATION
confusion about person, place, or time; may be permanent or temporary
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IMPAIRMENT
partial or complete loss of function or ability
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MASTURBATION
to touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or anotherr person sexual pleasure
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TRACHEOSTOMY
a surgically-created opening through the neck into the trachea
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VENTILATION
in medicine, the exchange of air between the lungs and the environment
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