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emergency contraception

Medication taken after unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure to prevent pregnancy from occurring... Read More

emergency financial assistance

Cash outlays for such needs as transportation, food, clothing, and emergency housing... Read More

emergency legal advocacy

Filing of temporary restraining orders, injunctions, and other protective orders, elder abuse (see definition above) petitions, and child abuse (see definition above) petitions... Read More

emergency service

Service provided in response to the perceived individual need for immediate treatment, care, social services, or legal services... Read More

emergent condition

A condition requiring immediate medical attention... Read More

emesis

Refers to the act of vomiting... Read More

EMLA cream

Acronym for Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetic cream, a combination of lidocaine and prilocaine in a topical cream... Read More

emotional abuse

Undermining an individual's sense of self-worth and/or self-esteem is abusive... Read More

emotional abuse of a child

When a parent or caregiver harms a child’s mental and social development, or causes severe emotional harm, it is considered emotional abuse... Read More

emotional neglect

Pertaining to child maltreatment, a pattern of behavior that impairs a child's emotional development or sense of self-worth... Read More

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