Public health - injuries and falls preventions

Question 1

what is an injury

Answer 1

unintentional or intentional damage to the body

result from many things

Question 2

intentional injuries

Answer 2

violence , abuse, murder, suicide, war

Question 3

unintentional injuries

Answer 3

road traffic, work, natural disasters

Question 4

injuries are…

Answer 4

preventable

Question 5

injury prevention

Answer 5

actions or interventions rendering injuries from occuring less likely

Question 6

primary prevention

Answer 6

prevent onset of injury eg seatbelt

Question 7

secondary prevention

Answer 7

early detection, prompt or effective treatment of disease

Question 8

tertiary prevention

Answer 8

maintain or improve quality of life

Question 9

DALY

Answer 9

measures disease burden

years of life with disability + years of life lost

Question 10

types of injury

Answer 10

fatal, hospitalisation, emergency department, primary care, treated at home

Question 11

violence

Answer 11

intentional use of physical force or power threatened or actual against oneself or others

Question 12

types of violence

Answer 12

physical, psychological, sexual, deprivation/neglect

Question 13

primary violence preventions

Answer 13

changing attitudes, campaigns,

Question 14

secondary violence prevention

Answer 14

prevent alcohol abuse, screening

Question 15

tertiary violence prevention

Answer 15

prevent death and disability eg rehabilitation mental health support

Question 16

Adverse childhood experiences

Answer 16

violence, neglect etc

Question 17

Non accidental injury in children

Answer 17

signs - emotional and physical
x rays
risk factors

Child sexual abuse
perpetrator
specialist support needed

Question 18

suicide prevention

Answer 18

surveillance
risk factors and protective factors
intervention development and evaluation
implementation

Question 19

the Haddon matrix model for injury prevention

Answer 19

host agent environment socioeconomic environment
pre event exposed. hazard? hazards? encourage risk taking?
event tolerable? protection? contribute?
post event

Question 20

agent of road crash

Answer 20

car

Question 21

host of road crash

Answer 21

driver

Question 22

pre event agent of car crash intervention

Answer 22

improved breaking

Question 23

event agent of car crash intervention

Answer 23

airbags

Question 24

post event agent of car crash intervention

Answer 24

burn resistant fabrics

Question 25

pre event host of car crash intervention

Answer 25

good vision

Question 26

event host of car crash intervention

Answer 26

seatbelt

Question 27

models of injury prevention

Answer 27

5 Es

health promotion

Question 28

5 Es

Answer 28

education
exploration 
engineering 
enforcement 
economics

Question 29

falls prevention

Answer 29

window guards
redesgning furniture
guidelines on medication
encouraging physical activity

Question 30

suicide prevention

Answer 30

reduce access to common means eg drugs and weapons
policies reducing alcohol
early detection of mental illness

Question 31

implications of an ageing pop.

Answer 31

smaller working age pop

tax increase