ALI |
acute lung injury; annual limit of intake; average lobe index |
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APIP |
additional personal injury protection |
ASCI |
acute spinal cord injury; American Society for Clinical Investigation |
ASIA |
American Spinal Injury Association |
BSI |
behavior status inventory; blood stream infection; borderline syndrome index; bound serum iron; brai... |
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injury p.
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the difference in recorded electrical potential between the intact longitudinal surface and the injured end of a muscle or nerve; called also demarcation p.
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injury
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Either: (1) unintentional injuries (damage to the body resulting from unplanned events such as road accidents, workplace accidents or accidents in the home); or (2) intentional injuries (resulting from assault, suicide etc).
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injury
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Usually the result of a single, traumatic event where the harm or hurt is immediately obvious such as a cut, burn and strain.
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injury
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results from the acute exposure to physical agents such as mechanical energy, heat, electricity, chemicals and ionizing radiation in amounts or at rates above the threshold for human tolerance
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injury
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In the GATT context, refers to economic damage sustained by workers or firms in an industry as a consequence of foreign competition or unfair trade practices. Under GATT rules and various GATT Codes as well as under US law, mechanisms are established for determining whether injury has occurred or is threatened, as a prerequisite for taking countermeasures (see injury test). Different gradations of injury are referred to in US law and international discussions; the two most prominent are:
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