Injury prevention and injury control refer to any effort to
prevent injuries or lessen their severity. These efforts often focus on assessment of the environment for unsafe conditions, such as loaded guns in the home or asbestos in .school buildings and workplaces Injury prevention
to prevent or reduce the severity of bodily injuries caused •
by external mechanisms, such as accidents, before they occur. Injury prevention is a component of safety and public health, and its goal is to improve the health of the population by preventing injuries and hence improving quality of life preventionn ..... Cont Unintentional Injuries
Unintentional injuries refer to any injury that results from
unintended exposure to physical agents, including heat, mechanical energy, chemicals, or electricity. They are the fifth leading cause of death overall and the leading cause of death for persons 44 years of age and younger The top three causes of unintentional injuries include motor
vehicle crashes, poisoning, and falls
Mortality from unintentional injuries in the United States
:based on age
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death
.among persons 34 years of age and younger
Homicide is the second leading cause of death
.....Cont
suicide is the third leading cause among persons 15 to 24
.years of age
Falls are the leading cause of death from unintentional
.injury among persons 65 years of age and older disabling injury is one that results in restriction of normal • activities of daily living (ADLs) beyond the day on which the injury occurred. Disabling injuries occur disproportionately among the young and the elderly. Seat belts, helmets, smoke detectors, and poison control centers save billions of dollars in direct and indirect medical costs Community health nurses can promote injury prevention and control through education, promotion of engineering and environmental protection strategies, and legislative advocacy
advance the prevention of unintentional injuries and
deaths by working with families to initiate consistent ,use of seat belts and child safety seats in vehicles and the use of helmets and other protective gear for children riding .bikes and skateboarding Where water is a natural hazard, wearing life jackets while • boating and swimming can help decrease accidental .drowning Promotion of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, • ,poison prevention
education can help to further decrease injury death •
rates.Teaching parents about presetting hot water heaters to lower than 130°F, recognizing the hazards of infant walkers, ,storing matches and lighters safely Community health nurses can work with their local health • departments and community action groups to provide seats and helmets to families who cannot afford them, organize clinics to educate about proper installation and use, and encourage Reference
Judith Ann Allender,EdD, MSN, MEd, RN
COMMUNITY&PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING,8th EDITION P.p(685,712, 738 ,761) -:Most injuries in elderly ages are related to-1 • -Burns • Drowning • Falls- • :One of the nurses ’roles in preventing injury is education -2 • True- • False- • : secondary prevention is -3 • minimize severity of injury-- • prevention injury- • optimize the outcome of injury- • :in young adults half injuries are related to -4 • motor vehicle incidents- • burns– • Abuse • :injuries are only unintentional -5 • False- • True- • Q6/Researchers use the term (unintentional injury/accidental • injury) that are nonvolitional .but preventable Answer "unintentional injury "•
Q7/injury prevention is an effort to prevent or
reduce the severity of body injuries caused by ____)External mechanism, physical damage( "Answer "external mechanism Q8/injury prevention is an effort to Prevent or • prevent or reduce the severity of bodily injuries ,)mechanisms caused by external) true/false (Answer"True Q9/Community health nursescan promote injury • prevention and control environmental througheducation,promotionof protection "strategies. )True, false)Answer"True Q10/Education efforts can measured by changes in • ( knowledge, attitude, beliefs, behaviour/Knowledge , attitude, beliefs, thinking))Answer "knowledge , attitude, beliefs, behaviour