8- Wellness And Ethics Flashcards
American Public Health Association- Public health mission statement and 3 key points
-Practice of preventing disease and promoting good health within groups of people
- Prevention
- Policy development
- Population health surveillance
Why is the APHA missions statement important (4)
- Saves money
- Improves quality of life
- Helps children thrive
- Reduces suffering
What was created in response to 9/11 and why
-APHA, NAEMSP, NAEMSD
-Created agreement on EMS and public health
response to terrorism
What is primary prevention
Keeping injury from occurring
What is secondary prevention
Preventing complications of injury (C-spine immobilize)
What are the 4 E’s of prevention
- Education
- Enforcement
- Environment (child restraint products)
- Economics (reducing insurance cost)
What are passive interventions
Those that people do automatically (seatbelt edu always)
What are the 3 main parts of the Haddon Matrix (for events)
- Pre-event
- Event
- Post-event
What is surveillance
Collecting, analyzing and interpretation of data
What did Elisabeth Klaber-Ross create and list
Stages fo grieving
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
What is infectious disease mean
Spread of organisms
Types of disease transmission and define (5)
Communicable- Person to person
Contact
Direct- Person to person
Indirect- Through an inanimate object
Transmission
Blood borne- Through bodily fluids
Airborne- Through droplets in the air
Define morals
Personal standards of right and wrong
Define ethics
Rules that govern the conduct of a particular profession
3 approaches to making ethical decisions and define
Ethical relativism- Just do what is right
Deontological method- Simply follow their duties
Consequentialism- Judged after consequences are known
