A Continuous Drop in the Lethality of Assaults Since 1960

question 49

True/False

A continuous drop in the lethality of assaults since 1960 can be primarily attributed to advances in emergency medicine.

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Definitions:

Antibodies

Proteins produced by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses.

Antigens

Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign and against which it mounts an immune response.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theoretical model describing the body's stress response in three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Alarm Reaction Stage

The initial phase of the stress response, where the body reacts to a stressor with a fight or flight response, activating various physiological changes.