Worldwide Injuries

Question 1

Estimated ____ million deaths annually.

Answer 1

8.5 million

Question 2

___ million deaths by unintentional injury.

Answer 2

3.5 million, 6% of all deaths

Question 3

Unintentional injuries in the United States

Answer 3

Fourth leading cause of mortality is the population of a whole.
* Leading cause of death for the population aged 1 - 44 years old.

Question 4

One of the methods for classifying injuries uses the;

Answer 4

International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Injury Matrices.

[Organizes injury data into helpful groupings in order to make international & national comparisons]

Question 5

Two Main Dimensions:

Answer 5

1) External cause (e.g., car crash)

2) Nature of the injury or diagnosis (e.g., fracture)

Question 6

Injury is defined as,

Answer 6

The physical damage that results when a human body is suddenly or briefly subjected to intolerable levels of energy.

Question 7

Injuries by Type of Energy:

Answer 7

• Mechanical force
• Radiant energy from light or shock waves.
• Extremes of temperature
• Electrical energy
• Chemical energy

Question 8

Mechanism of injury

Answer 8

Denotes
the way in which a person sustained the injury; how the person was injured; or the process by which the injury occurred.

• The underlying cause is what starts the chain of events that leads to an injury.

Question 9

Examples of mechanisms of injury:

Answer 9

• Cut/pierce/stab
  -inhalation/ingestion etc
• Natural/environmental
  -Poisoning
• Struck by/against/crushed
  -Transportation-related causes
  -Pedal cyclist

Question 10

Intent of Injury

Answer 10

Refers to
whether an injury was caused by an act carried out on purpose by oneself or by another person(s), with the goal of injuring or killing

Question 11

Classification of Intent of Injuries
(3)

Answer 11

(1) Unintentional injuries
(2) Intentional injuries
(3) Undetermined injuries

Question 12

Unintentional Injury

Answer 12

An injury or poisoning that is not inflicted by deliberate means.
(accident implies a random event that cannot be prevented, that is why it is referred to as “unintentional”).

Question 13

The National Center for Health Statistics has added what term next to the category of accidents?

Answer 13

• Unintentional Injuries
  ** Fourth leading cause of death in the US.

Question 14

Intentional injury can be a result from:

Answer 14

• Self-harm (suicide)
• Legal intervention (action of the police)
• Interpersonal actions (assault)
• Acts of war

Question 15

Injury Epidemiology

Answer 15

• Branch of epidemiology that studies the distribution & determinants of injuries in the population.
• Used for prevention & control of injuries.
• Used for policy development.

Question 16

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Question 17

Significance of Injuries:

Answer 17

• Direct harm to people
• Burden to healthcare system & rehabilitation facilities.
• Impact an individuals family members.
• Can lead to a permanent disability.
• May create stress & severe emotional responses.
• Severe economic cost