Private Prisons Are Believed to Have Lower Operating Costs Than

question 103

True/False

Private prisons are believed to have lower operating costs than state prisons.

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Definitions:

Oxygen Saturation

A measure of the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood relative to the amount of hemoglobin not carrying oxygen, indicative of the efficiency of oxygen delivery to tissues.

Respiratory Rate

The number of breaths a person takes per minute; it's a critical vital sign used to assess respiratory health.

Pneumonia

An infectious disease affecting one or both lungs, often caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, leading to the inflammation of the air sacs in the lungs which may fill with fluid or pus.

Korotkoff's Sounds

The sounds heard while using a stethoscope during the measurement of blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer, indicating the resumption of blood flow to the artery.