Injury Prevention Strategies for Paramedics and Community Exam A+ P
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1. What are the three levels of injury prevention?: Primary (preventing occurrence), Secondary
(reducing effects), Tertiary (rehabilitating survivors).
2. What is the definition of injury according to the US CDC?: Injury is the intentional or
unintentional damage to a person resulting from acute exposure to energy or from the absence of essentials like heat
or oxygen.
3. What is the leading cause of death for males aged 1-45 in Canada?: Unintentiona
injury.
4. What is the estimated annual cost of unintentional injury in Canada?: More than
$16 billion.
5. What are the 4 Es of injury prevention?: Education, Enforcement, Engineering/Environment,
Economic incentives.
6. What role do paramedics play in injury prevention?: Paramedics can gather data to assist
in developing injury prevention strategies and serve as high-profile role models.
7. What is injury surveillance?: The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury
data essential for public health planning and evaluation.
8. What are intentional injuries?: Injuries resulting from purposeful human action, including assault and
suicide.
9. What are unintentional injuries?: Injuries that are unplanned and occur in a short period of time,
resulting from external means blocking normal body functions.
10. What factors contribute to school injuries in children?: Most frequently occur during
sports activities, industrial art classes, and on playgrounds.
11. How can economic incentives reinforce safe behavior?: Through monetary incentives
like insurance rate reductions for careful drivers.
12. What is the significance of the Haddon Matrix?: It identifies principles of injury prevention
and has been adopted for various areas of injury analysis.
13. What is the importance of community involvement in injury prevention?: Com-
munity awareness can lead to acceptance of costs associated with engineering changes for safety.
14. What is a key strategy for effective education in injury prevention?: Messages
should be targeted and reinforced with rewards.
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1. What are the three levels of injury prevention?: Primary (preventing occurrence), Secondary
(reducing effects), Tertiary (rehabilitating survivors).
2. What is the definition of injury according to the US CDC?: Injury is the intentional or
unintentional damage to a person resulting from acute exposure to energy or from the absence of essentials like heat
or oxygen.
3. What is the leading cause of death for males aged 1-45 in Canada?: Unintentiona
injury.
4. What is the estimated annual cost of unintentional injury in Canada?: More than
$16 billion.
5. What are the 4 Es of injury prevention?: Education, Enforcement, Engineering/Environment,
Economic incentives.
6. What role do paramedics play in injury prevention?: Paramedics can gather data to assist
in developing injury prevention strategies and serve as high-profile role models.
7. What is injury surveillance?: The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of injury
data essential for public health planning and evaluation.
8. What are intentional injuries?: Injuries resulting from purposeful human action, including assault and
suicide.
9. What are unintentional injuries?: Injuries that are unplanned and occur in a short period of time,
resulting from external means blocking normal body functions.
10. What factors contribute to school injuries in children?: Most frequently occur during
sports activities, industrial art classes, and on playgrounds.
11. How can economic incentives reinforce safe behavior?: Through monetary incentives
like insurance rate reductions for careful drivers.
12. What is the significance of the Haddon Matrix?: It identifies principles of injury prevention
and has been adopted for various areas of injury analysis.
13. What is the importance of community involvement in injury prevention?: Com-
munity awareness can lead to acceptance of costs associated with engineering changes for safety.
14. What is a key strategy for effective education in injury prevention?: Messages
should be targeted and reinforced with rewards.
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