Performed if a death is suspicious, or to determine the cause of death
What is an autopsy?
100
Traditional employment principle where an employee could be refused employment and could be disciplined or fired for any or no reason.
What is employment-at-will?
100
The science that studies inherited traits.
What is genetics?
100
The study of death and the psychological methods of dealing with it.
What is thanatology?
100
Generation of individuals born between 1946 and 1964.
What is the baby boom generation?
200
This no-fault federal law compensates for vaccine injury.
What is the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986?
200
Term to describe treating employees differently based on gender, race/ethnicity, age and/or disability.
What is discrimination?
200
An organism produced asexually, usually from a single cell of the parent.
What is a clone?
200
Greek term meaning "good death"; known as mercy killing of the terminally ill.
What is euthanasia?
200
Those with a vested interest in the health care industry in the US, and in any efforts to reform the health care industry.
What are stakeholders?
300
Child abuse, spousal abuse and/or elder abuse.
What are injuries that must be reported to authorities?
300
This organization is charged with writing and enforcing compulsory standards in the workplace.
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
300
Cells that have the potential to become any type of body cell; may be used to treat Parkinson's disease, diabetes, damaged hearts, spinal cord injuries, and other diseases.
What are stem cells?
300
An advanced directive that specifies an individual's end-of-death wishes.
What is a living will?
300
Involves corrective surgical techniques that do not require large incisions into the body cavity.
What is minimally invasive surgery?
400
Agency that oversees drug quality and standardization, and must approve drugs before released to the public.
What is the Food and Drug Administration?
400
A form of insurance established by federal and state statutes that provides reimbursement for workers who are injured on the job.
What is workers' compensation?
400
Under this doctrine, the state can act as a child's parental authority.
What is parens patriae?
400
The final stage of the grieving process as proposed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.
What is acceptance?
400
Life expectancy in the United States.
What is 78.11 years? (49th compared to other countries)
500
Classification under which a controlled substance is listed - refers to drugs that are considered to have a low potential for abuse, but may lead to dependency.
What is Schedule V?
500
Mandate allowing employees to take unpaid leave time for maternity, for adoption, or for caring for ill family members (employers with 50 employees or more)
What is Family Medical Leave Act of 1991?
500
Transplantation of animal tissues and organs into humans.
What is xenotransplantation?
500
1984 federal law providing grants to qualified organ procurement organizations.
What is the National Organ Procurement Act?
500
A program enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to help low income children under 19 who are not covered by Medicaid.
What is The State Children's Health Initiative Program (SCHIP)?