Health and Wellness Chapter 17 - Unintentional and Intentional Injurie

Define Unintentional and Intentional Injury

Unintentional - Results of an accident

Intentional - Self-harm or assault

How does stress and fatigue contribute to uninentional injuries

They can imbalance the situations with drugs and alcohol

How does lack of money contribute to unintentional injuries

It does not replace equipment or recieve proper training

What is the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in the US

Drug overdoses

Name the 3 phases of the Haddon Matrix`

Pre-Event - Determine whether an accident will happen

Event- host comes into contact with forces of energy

Post-Event - Emergency procedures after the injury has occured

% of car crashes involve human error

90

Alcohol involvement in crashes during the day is _ but

_ at night

27;69

In about 1/3 of pedestrian fatalities involving a motor vehicle, the pedestrian was

Intoxicated

What % of motor vehicle accidents are caused by speeding

25% at 55mph

5 causes of inattention during driving

Falling asleep

Emotions

Daydreaming

Judgement Errors

80% of all deaths and injuries from ages 5-9

Crossing/Entering streets

Most prone to accidental poisonings

Young children when they are walking/crawling

Drug Overdoses characterized as poisoninings

Many people take drugs that they dont know the side effects for

Main gas in poisonings

Carbon Monoxide

Suffaction that children are most at risk for

Mechanical

2nd leading cause of death behind car accidents for children under 18

Firearms

Repetitive motion disorder

Stress on a body part from repeated motion over periods of time

Industry that is most prone to a repetitive motion disorder

Dental

Sick building syndrome

Working somewhere with poor or no ventilation

Elder abuse

Physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of an adult aged 60+

Most common type of elder abuse

Screaming/Yelling

IPV

Intimate partner violence

SBS

Shaken baby syndrome- shaking a baby after crying could cause problems

Certain people with certain disesases are more prone to choking

lack of saliva