Injury Prevention Flashcards
What is the leading cause of child and youth death?
Injury – MVA, Drowning, Threats to breathing
What are the E’s of injury prevention
Education – increase public awareness
Enforcement – safety regulations
Engineering – designing safer products and environments (cars, roads)
What is the age limit for ATVs
16yo
How to reduce playground in juries
Reduce maximal fall height
Reduce risk of falling from equipment
Protective barriers/guardrails
Vertical rather than horizontal bars (discourage climbing)
Use peaked or curved surfaces for guardrails (discourage use as play surface)
Improve protective surfaces under and around play equipment
Active supervision
Avoid clothing with drawstrings or cords during play
Remove helmets before playing
What is most common injury in skiers
Lower extremities
What is most common injury in snowboarders
Wrists
What has more head injuries, skiing or snowboarding
Snowboarding
Most Common Car Seat Errors
Incorrect seat for height and weight of child (premature graduation to booster seat)
Seat not tightly secured to vehicle (>2.5cm)
Harness not snug (>1 finger width)
Chest clip not at armpit level
Stages of car seating
1 Rear Facing: <10kg AND >1yo
2 Forward Facing: 10 – 22kg AND up to 122cm
3 Booster Seat: 18-36kg
Criteria for using seatbelts
Seat belt: > 36kg (80lb), > 8 years
How old must they be to ride in the front seat
13 yo
What does CPS recommend about trampolines
should not be used to recreational home use
what distinguishes omphalocele from gastroschisis:
Location of the umbilical cord relative to the abdominal wall defect
The MOST COMMON cardiac malformation associated with omphalocele is
TOF
Gastroschisis
- where is defect
Right of umbilicus
no sac
