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Secure
Free from danger, fear, care, or worry.
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Secundigravida
A woman in her second pregnancy. A woman expecting her second child.
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Triage sector
In a multiple-casualty incident, the place where patients are sorted and separated according to the acuity of their illnesses or injuries before they are transported to a treatment sector or hospital.
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Treatment sector
The location at a multiple-casualty incident where patients needs are prioritized and their injuries or illnesses are initially managed before they are taken to a hospital.
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Transport sector
At a multiple-casualty incident, the place where ambulances or helicopters, or both, are brought in to transport patients to hospitals. At the transport sector, decisions are made regarding where to send patients with specialized problems, and the status of triaged patients is discussed with receiving facilities.
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Staging sector
A location within a minute or two’s response to the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, hazmat incident, or major fire where emergency vehicles and personnel are assigned to wait till they are needed at the location.
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Rehab sector
The location at a multiple casualty incident, fire, or hazardous materials incident where rescue personnel are sent to be medically monitored, rehydrated, cooled off, or warmed, as the situation warrants.
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Sector
The area of a circle included between two radii and an arc. A precisely characterized fragment of an in vitro fungal community that contrasts with the rest of the community, for instance, in terms of pigmentation, growth velocity, sporulation, and other related traits. The space between the radii and the arc of a circle. In…
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Ultrathin sectioning
The cutting of sections extraordinarily thin (less than 1 μm thick), especially for use in electron microscopy.
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Sectioning
The slicing of thin sections of tissue for examination under the microscope.
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