Chapter 3: illness and injury prevention

Question 1

primary injury prevention

Answer 1

keeping an injury from ever occurring

Question 2

secondary injury prevention

Answer 2

reducing the effects of an injury that has already happened

Question 3

interventions

Answer 3

specific prevention measures or activities designed to increase positive health and safety outcomes

Question 4

the number 1 priority for paramedics

Answer 4

be prepared to respond to and treat the injuries that will inevitably occur in their communities

Question 5

injuries

Answer 5

the intentional or unintentional damage to the person resulting from acute exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy or from the absence of such as essentials as heat or oxygen.

Question 6

intentional injuries

Answer 6

injuries that are purposely inflicted on oneself, or on another person

Question 7

unintentional injuries

Answer 7

injuries that occur without intent to harm

Question 8

the top 10 causes of death in canada

Answer 8

1. cancer
2. heart diseases
3. stroke
4. chronic lower respiratory diseases
5. unintentional diseases
6. diabetes
7. influenza and pneumonia
8. alzheimer’s
9. suicide
10. kidney disease

Question 9

the 4 Es of prevention

Answer 9

• education
• enforcement
• engineering/environment
• economic incentives

Question 10

automatic protections

Answer 10

provide 24 hour protection without requiring conscious action or decision on the part of the user

• sprinkler systems in commercial buildings
• airbags in cars
• softer yielding material in playgrounds

Question 11

the public health models 3 factors

Answer 11

• the host
• the agent
• the environment

Question 12

Haddon matrix

Answer 12

matrix that identifies several principles of injury prevention

Question 13

injury surveillance

Answer 13

the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury data essential to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice

Question 14

top 6 causes of unintentional injuries

Answer 14

1. falls
2. suicide/self harm
3. transport accidents
4. other unintentional injuries
5. unintentional poisoning
6. undetermined intent/other

Question 15

implementation plan

Answer 15

a strategy for carrying out an intervention1

Question 16

the 5 steps to developing a prevention program

Answer 16

1. conduct a community assessment
2. define the injury problem
3. set goals and objectives
4. plan and test interventions
5. implement and evaluate interventions