Public health - injuries and falls preventions Flashcards
what is an injury
unintentional or intentional damage to the body
result from many things
intentional injuries
violence , abuse, murder, suicide, war
unintentional injuries
road traffic, work, natural disasters
injuries are…
preventable
injury prevention
actions or interventions rendering injuries from occuring less likely
primary prevention
prevent onset of injury eg seatbelt
secondary prevention
early detection, prompt or effective treatment of disease
tertiary prevention
maintain or improve quality of life
DALY
measures disease burden
years of life with disability + years of life lost
types of injury
fatal, hospitalisation, emergency department, primary care, treated at home
violence
intentional use of physical force or power threatened or actual against oneself or others
types of violence
physical, psychological, sexual, deprivation/neglect
primary violence preventions
changing attitudes, campaigns,
secondary violence prevention
prevent alcohol abuse, screening
tertiary violence prevention
prevent death and disability eg rehabilitation mental health support
Adverse childhood experiences
violence, neglect etc
Non accidental injury in children
signs - emotional and physical
x rays
risk factors
Child sexual abuse
perpetrator
specialist support needed
suicide prevention
surveillance
risk factors and protective factors
intervention development and evaluation
implementation
the Haddon matrix model for injury prevention
host agent environment socioeconomic environment
pre event exposed. hazard? hazards? encourage risk taking?
event tolerable? protection? contribute?
post event
agent of road crash
car
host of road crash
driver
pre event agent of car crash intervention
improved breaking
event agent of car crash intervention
airbags
post event agent of car crash intervention
burn resistant fabrics