| critical incident stress |
A normal reaction of normal people to abnormal events. Although the degree of reaction varies from person to person, everyone has a potential to be affected by the symptoms associated with a traumatic event. Some symptoms may include recurring or intrusive thoughts, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbance, nausea, anger, guilt, sadness, withdrawal, or change in eating/drinking habits. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing or Critical Incident Stress Management.
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| critical thinking |
Reasonable reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do. More precisely, it is assessing the authenticity, accuracy, and/or worth of knowledge claims and arguments. It requires careful, precise, persistent and objective analysis of any knowledge claim or belief to judge its validity and/or worth.
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| critical angle |
The angle at the interface between core and cladding where a guided ray in the core undergoes total internal reflection.
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| critical care |
A clinical NetWork dedicated to the enhancement of the scientific knowledge, evidence-based medicine, and clinical practices that further our understanding of the mechanism and management of acute and life-threatening critical illness, as well as the organizational attributes associated with the optimal delivery of critical care services.
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| critical point |
A step which, if controlled, will eliminate a hazard, or reduce it to an acceptable level.
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