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In general, only if:
- Doing it results in an advantage that outweighs the detrimental effects, or
- Not doing it results in a disadvantage that outweighs doing it.
Simple Examples:
- A polio vaccination may cause temporary fever and aches, but practically eliminates the possibility of getting polio in the future.
- You're dying of thirst in a desert, a helicopter is scheduled to pick you up in a week, and the only water available to drink contains pollutants or parasites (which you can be treated for, but only if you don't die of thirst first).
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How do you use detrimental in a sentence?
Detrimental is an adjective used to describe something that is damaging, or harmful. The proper way to use it in a sentence would be when describing an event, or item, or activity (etc.) that will, can or is currently damaging another object or person. For example, saying "Smoking is detrimental to your health," would be one way to use it. In this case, smoking would be the activity that you are describing as detrimental and your health would be the other "object" of which it is detrimental to.
Does a health care provider give curative or detrimental substances to clients?
Health care providers usually give curative substances to providers. They try to diagnose what the person's problem is and prescribe from their. They would only give a detrimental substance if they were unaware of allergies.
You dont know if to become Anorexic you have too many problems at home?
You should never strive to become anorexic, or have any type of eating disorder for that matter. Anorexia is a dangerous disorder. It harms a person's health and mental being. It tears apart relationships and is really detrimental to a person.
What activity should should a person cut down on to improve their physical well being?
Eating could be considered to be a detrimental activity, in some cases.
When to rate a person health?
when the person got something wrong like breathing hard.
What is spirtial health?
Spiritual health refers to, are you a good person. If you do something to help someone in need then you are helping you "spiritual health".
Can dreams be detrimental to health?
Dreams help us rest. We need them. Frequent nightmares which cause someone to waken up may result in a person's mental health being adversely affected. Frequent nightmares may mean the person needs to deal with some issue in life.
How should a health care professional approach obtaining a health history?
The health care professional should explain the scope and purpose of the interview and provide privacy for the person being interviewed. Others should only be present with the person's consent.
What is health assest?
A health asset is something that a person has that helps them maintain their health. For instance, a balanced diet is a health asset because it helps insure the best possibility for maintaining health.
What happens if a girl swallows seman?
Nothing, there are no serious detrimental health effects to swallowing semen. You should be aware, however, that exposing yourself to another person's body fluids does carry the risk of contracting STDs, so it is best not to do so, unless you are 100% certain of the health of your partner.
Why was smoking more acceptable 30 years ago?
Smoking was more acceptable, to the point of which ads were on TV promoting it, because people were, for the most part, unaware of the detrimental side effects it could have on a person's health.
What does acid make you do while on it?
Acid (LSD) makes a person hallucinate. Some "trips" can be sound; but equally, LSD can be dangerous. For instance, a bad trip can have a very detrimental effect on one's long term mental health.
