Accident and injury/ Exercise/ Personal hygiene

Question 1

What are acute injuries and what effect do they have on health and wellbeing?

Answer 1

they are temporary injuries

negative effect on things such as pain and mobility

Question 2

How are broken bones treated?

Answer 2

immobilisation in a plaster cast, possibly after surgery

Question 3

How are minor burns treated?

Answer 3

regular changes of dressings

Question 4

How are cuts treated?

Answer 4

dressings and sometimes stitches

Question 5

How are sprains treated?

Answer 5

RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation

Question 6

What are the negative effects of serious injury: physically

Answer 6

• loss of mobility
• loss of sight
• serious scarring

Question 7

What are the negative effects of serious injury: intellectually

Answer 7

• brain damage
• concentration and memory problems
• missed education

Question 8

What are the negative effects of serious injury: emotionally?

Answer 8

• depression
• poor self-concept
• stress

Question 9

What are the negative effects of serious injury: socially

Answer 9

• loss of independence
• social isolation
• inability to work

Question 10

What are the positive outcomes of serious injury?

Answer 10

• cause people to reevaluate their lives they may work hard to make possible changes
• can adapt to long-term health problems by learning new skills and hobbies or by beginning new careers

Question 11

positive effects of exercise

Answer 11

helps us to :

• concentrate
• relieve stress
• relax and feel good
• gain personal satisfaction
• socialise with others (eg. gym)
• helps your heart to be healthier
• improve bodily systems
• increase stamina
• increase strength

Question 12

How does not exercising affect your physical development?

Answer 12

• stiffening of joints
• poor stamina, strength and suppleness
• obesity
• stroke
• coronary heart disease
• poorly developed heart and skeletal muscles
• sluggish blood flow
• osteoporosis

Question 13

How does not exercising affect your intellectual, emotional and social development?

Answer 13

reduced brain performance
poor self-concept
reduced ability to cope with stress
fewer opportunities for social interactions

Question 14

How does good hygiene affect how health and wellbeing?

Answer 14

• reduces the number of microbes on the body
• decreases the risk of infection
• improves self-concept as people feel good about themselves when they are clean and groomed

Question 15

How does poor hygiene affect how health and wellbeing?

Answer 15

• bad odours
• infections
• social isolation
• loss of friendships
• bullying
• poor self-concept

Question 16

What happens when a person is immobilised for a long time on a hard surface?

Answer 16

an ulcer forms

Question 17

How do ulcers affect health and wellbeing?

Answer 17

• it interrupts the blood supply to the infected aa of the skin so the skin no-longer receives white blood cells which fight of infection
• extreme discomfort
• blood poisoning
• tissue death
• death

Question 18

How do you prevent ulcers?

Answer 18

• keep skin clean and dry

- move into different positions