Chapter 5/6 - HH

Question 1

DEFINITION P1: Injury refers to:

Answer 1

Causes of mortality and morbidity including:

• traffic accidents
• suicide and poisoning
• falls
• violence
• drowning

Question 2

DEFINITION P2: Death rates….

Answer 2

have decreased significantly over the past 20 years however injury is still the leading cause of death for youth in Australia.

Question 3

DEFINITION P3: Injuries negatively impacts health by…

Answer 3

increasing mortality and morbidity rates. Youth can be injured:

• on the roads
• while socialising
• in sport and recreation
• in the workplace

Question 4

Inequalities

Answer 4

• young people are overrepresented
• more males hospitalised than females
• rural youth more likely to engage in risky behaviours resulting in accidental injury
• indigenous youth more likely to have injuries requiring hospitalisation

Question 5

Direct costs

Answer 5

paid by individual or community BECAUSE OF HEALTH ISSUE
EG: I = cost of treatment, medication, x rays, MRI scans, etc
C = cost of running PBS, cost of medicare, bulk billing treatment

Question 6

Indirect costs

Answer 6

MONEY LOST by individual or the community from DEALING WITH THE HEALTH ISSUE
EG: I = loss of earnings, cost of transport if can’t drive, cost of carer if needed
C = loss of productivity, loss of income/time if family member needs to help you

Question 7

Intangible costs

Answer 7

Cannot be measured
EG: I = pain or suffering
C = stress and anxiety about the individual

Question 8

Safer P Platers

Answer 8

• By the TAC (transport accident commissions)
• aims to educate parents on driving risks
• gives strategies to improve Childs safety
• sections on night driving, drink driving, peer pressure, bad weather with explanations of risks and advice
• provides phone app called Road mode app which prevents drivers from going on phone and mutes incoming texts/calls
• prevents injuries by increasing awareness of road hazards

Question 9

Risk/protective factors

Answer 9

• SES
• geographical location
• employment
• health behaviours (alcohol)
• health literacy
• physiological factors (stress, trauma)
• safety factors (risk taking, violence)

Question 10

Contributing factors

Answer 10

• rural areas (poor road quality, longer driving distances, lower health literacy - no seatbelts)
• youth first job (dangerous equipment, no training)
• more intense sport at young age
• increased crash while driving (speeding, driving while tired, lowered hazard perception)
• peer acceptance (drugs, alcohol)
• increased independence

Question 11

Community values/expectations

Answer 11

• effective
• strength based
• safe, respectful and confidential
• accessible