Medical term:
impaired
impaired
(ĭm-pârd′)adj.
1. Diminished, damaged, or weakened: an impaired sense of smell.
2. Functioning poorly or incompetently: a driver so tired as to be impaired.
3. Having a physical or mental disability.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
People who have a physical or mental disability considered as a group. Usually used in combination: communication aids for the speech-impaired.
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impaired
adjective Acting under a handicap.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
impaired
(im-pard′) [Fr. empeirer, to make worse]Not functioning or behaving appropriately because of damage, illness, or weakness. In the health care professions, it refers to a physician, nurse, or other professional too ill or incapacitated to carry out his or her professional duties. Neurological diseases, e.g., strokes or dementia, are prominent causes, as are behavioral health disorders, e.g., alcohol or drug dependency.
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Patient discussion about impaired
Q. What is impaired at .08 blood-alcohol content? Hello there, What is impaired at .08 blood-alcohol content?
A. The limit for workers to enter the protected area of a commercial nuclear power plant is 0.04. (I retired from one in July.)
So to answer your question directly, it impairs your ability to think, work, and make critical decisions.
It affects those around you, especially family if the person persists and drinks irresponsibly all the time.
Drinking affects one's ability to drive an automobile properly, not just for the driver, but for the safety of passengers and those in other autos. If you care for other people, you won't drink and drive.
Don't drink and drive. The law is far too lenient.
You can't get back what you lose when you drink irresponsibly.
What you lose may be things intangible that are the most precious in life.
So to answer your question directly, it impairs your ability to think, work, and make critical decisions.
It affects those around you, especially family if the person persists and drinks irresponsibly all the time.
Drinking affects one's ability to drive an automobile properly, not just for the driver, but for the safety of passengers and those in other autos. If you care for other people, you won't drink and drive.
Don't drink and drive. The law is far too lenient.
You can't get back what you lose when you drink irresponsibly.
What you lose may be things intangible that are the most precious in life.
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