Chapter 8

Question 1

list rate of injury from highest to lowest: local government, private industry, and state employees

Answer 1

local, state, private

Question 2

highest % of fatal occupational injuries in 2011 were

Answer 2

transportation incidents (41%)

Question 3

incidence rate of musculoskeletal disorders is highest in which occupations

Answer 3

1. nursing aids, orderlies, and attendants
2. Emergency medical technitians and paramedics
3. ticket agents and travel clerks
4. laborers

Question 4

industry sector w highest fatal injury rate

Answer 4

agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Question 5

industry sectors w highest and lowest nonfatal injury rates

Answer 5

highest= transportation and warehousing
lowest= finance and insurance

Question 6

what % of construction workers are women (less than __%)

Answer 6

less than 10%

Question 7

examples of RMDs (repetative motion disorders)

Answer 7

capral tunnel syndrome, bursitis, tendonitis, ganglion cyst, tenosynovitis, trigger finger

Question 8

when median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the palm of hand, becomes squeeze or pressed at the wrist

Answer 8

carpal tunnel syndrome (cause unknown)

Question 9

risks associated w dental profession

Answer 9

musculoskeletal disorders of neck shoulder or lower back, nerve compression, carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 10

what are cummulative trauma disorders

Answer 10

chronic disorders involving connective tissue and nerve

Question 11

differences in typologies
criminal intent
customer/client
worker-on-worker
personal relationship

Answer 11

criminal intent- no relationship to buisness or worker(usu w violence)
customer/client- relationship w buisness
worker-on-worker- perp is employee or past employee who attacks or threatens another employee
personal relationships- no relationship w buisness, personal relationship w victum

Question 12

employees at particular risk of workplace violence

Answer 12

taxi drivers, postal workers, healthcare settings (psychiatric, nursing homes, emergency centers, EMTs, paramedics), retal settings

Question 13

how public health approach is applied

Answer 13

examine the occurence of work-related injuries in general population of employed, ID high risk work settings, determine specific industries w high injury prevalence

Question 14

difference between unintentional injuries and accidents

Answer 14

unintentional injuries usually preventable

Question 15

define ergonomics

Answer 15

scientific study of ppl at work, goal is to reduce problems associated w muslces, bad posture, and repeated tasks

Question 16

what was the haddon matrix originally used for

what it is now used for

Answer 16

categorizing highway safety phenomenon

now used for prevention of unintentional injuries