CPH 3400 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE | PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
3 leading causes of death from injury - ANS ✔✔‣ unintentional
‣ suicide
‣ homicide
international classification of diseases injury matrix - ANS ✔✔‣ organizes injury data into
helpful groupings to make national and international comparisons
injury - ANS ✔✔physical damage to the person that results when a human body is suddenly or
briefly subjected to intolerable levels of energy
cause (mechanism) of injury - ANS ✔✔the process by which the injury occurred
underlying cause (injury) - ANS ✔✔• starts the chain events that leads to an injury
direct cause (injury) - ANS ✔✔what produces the actual physical harm
intent of injury - ANS ✔✔whether an injury was caused by an act carried out on purpose by
oneself or by another person with the goal of injuring or killing
unintentional injury - ANS ✔✔injury or poisoning that is not inflicted by deliberate means (not
on purpose)
accident - ANS ✔✔defined as an unanticipated event commonly leading to injury or harm
‣ in trafic, workplace, or a domestic, recreational or other setting
‣ not typically used in injury research -- bc these things should be preventable
, injury epidemiology - ANS ✔✔branch of epidemiology that studies the distribution and
determinants of injuries in the population
‣ results from these studies are applied to prevention and control of injuries
surveillance systems for injury - ANS ✔✔‣ ongoing, systematic collection, analysis,
interpretation, and dissemination of data regarding a health-related event for use in public
health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve health
5 categories of unintentional injuries - ANS ✔✔‣ injuries to children
‣ motor vehicle injuries
‣ firearm injuries
‣ falls
‣ workplace injuries
indirect costs - ANS ✔✔‣ lost productivity at work and home
‣ coverage of caregiver expenses
‣ personal injury lawsuits and other forms of litigation
‣ other nonmusical expenses
‣ burden on families and loved ones
public health approach to injury prevention - ANS ✔✔◦ define the problem -- identify risk and
protective factors -- develop and test prevention strategies -- assure widespread adoption
pressure and release model - ANS ✔✔• disaster occurs at the tangent of two counter forces:
natural hazards and processes that generate vulnerability
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
3 leading causes of death from injury - ANS ✔✔‣ unintentional
‣ suicide
‣ homicide
international classification of diseases injury matrix - ANS ✔✔‣ organizes injury data into
helpful groupings to make national and international comparisons
injury - ANS ✔✔physical damage to the person that results when a human body is suddenly or
briefly subjected to intolerable levels of energy
cause (mechanism) of injury - ANS ✔✔the process by which the injury occurred
underlying cause (injury) - ANS ✔✔• starts the chain events that leads to an injury
direct cause (injury) - ANS ✔✔what produces the actual physical harm
intent of injury - ANS ✔✔whether an injury was caused by an act carried out on purpose by
oneself or by another person with the goal of injuring or killing
unintentional injury - ANS ✔✔injury or poisoning that is not inflicted by deliberate means (not
on purpose)
accident - ANS ✔✔defined as an unanticipated event commonly leading to injury or harm
‣ in trafic, workplace, or a domestic, recreational or other setting
‣ not typically used in injury research -- bc these things should be preventable
, injury epidemiology - ANS ✔✔branch of epidemiology that studies the distribution and
determinants of injuries in the population
‣ results from these studies are applied to prevention and control of injuries
surveillance systems for injury - ANS ✔✔‣ ongoing, systematic collection, analysis,
interpretation, and dissemination of data regarding a health-related event for use in public
health action to reduce morbidity and mortality and to improve health
5 categories of unintentional injuries - ANS ✔✔‣ injuries to children
‣ motor vehicle injuries
‣ firearm injuries
‣ falls
‣ workplace injuries
indirect costs - ANS ✔✔‣ lost productivity at work and home
‣ coverage of caregiver expenses
‣ personal injury lawsuits and other forms of litigation
‣ other nonmusical expenses
‣ burden on families and loved ones
public health approach to injury prevention - ANS ✔✔◦ define the problem -- identify risk and
protective factors -- develop and test prevention strategies -- assure widespread adoption
pressure and release model - ANS ✔✔• disaster occurs at the tangent of two counter forces:
natural hazards and processes that generate vulnerability
