Chapter 17

Question 1

an injury that occurs when no harm is intended

- accounts for more years of potential life lost than any other cause of death

Answer 1

Unintentional injury

Question 2

one that is purposely inflicted by yourself or by another person

Answer 2

intentional injury

Question 3

What causes an injury?

Answer 3

• human factors: risk-taking behavior, emotional factors

- environmental factors: natural, work-related

Question 4

are the result of poisonings, falls, fires, choking, drownings, and unintentional shootings

Answer 4

Home injuries

Question 5

Poisoning comes in many forms…

national poison hotline:

Answer 5

• prescription medications
• carbon monoxide poisoning
• 800-222-1222

Question 6

Most deaths from ? occur on stairs, and alcohol is often a factor

Answer 6

Falls

Question 7

Cooking is the leading cause of home ? injury

Careless smoking is the leading cause of ? death

Answer 7

Fire

Question 8

• Suffocation and choking

- particular danger to children:

Answer 8

• small items
• getting tangled in crib bedding
• becoming trapped in airtight appliances

Question 9

used to help force an obstruction from the airway

Answer 9

Heimlich maneuver

Question 10

• always treat a gun as if it were loaded

- inspect ? carefully before handling

Answer 10

Firearms

Question 11

In 2016, 37,461 Americans were killed and over 2 million injured in ?crashes
-distracted driving
fatigue and sleepiness

Answer 11

motor vehicle

Question 12

Preventing motor vehicle injuries

Answer 12

• check rearview and side mirrors frequently

- don’t follow others too closely

Question 13

• Motorcycles are involved in about ? in ? traffic fatalities
• Motor scooter have less power for ? especially in an emergency
• wear a helmet with the ? symbol

Answer 13

• 1 in 7
• maneuverability
• DOT

Question 14

• Bicycle injuries are most often the result of:

- helmet use reduces risk of a head injury by ? to ?%

Answer 14

not understanding the rules of the road
being intoxicated
66 to 88

Question 15

• About 1 in 7 motor vehicle deaths involves pedestrians, and over ? pedestrians are injured each year
• Pedestrians are more likely hit ? on than at the ? or sides

Answer 15

-66,000

head, rear

Question 16

are a significant health-related problem

Answer 16

Leisure injuries

Question 17

in water activities, don’t swim alone, under the influence of alcohol, or for an unusual length of time, and ?

Answer 17

personal flotation devices

Question 18

? is the leading weather-related killer

• cold can also be ?
• hypothermia
• ?

Answer 18

• extreme heat
• deadly
• frostbite

Question 19

In extreme eind, move to the ? point or an ? room

Answer 19

lowest

interior

Question 20

• although nonfatal ? decreased slightly in 2016, the number of fatalities rose
• involve repeated strain on a body part
• one type that has increased in recent years

Answer 20

• work injuries
• repetitive strain injuries (RSIs)
• carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 21

Social factors of violence and intentional injuries:
rates of ? vary by geographic region, neighborhood, and ? level
-college campuses can contribute because they are ? communities

Answer 21

• violence, socioeconomic

- transitory

Question 22

Violence in the media plays a major role:
because of ?, people come to see violence as an effective means of solving problems
-gender: violence is most often committed by ?

Answer 22

• exposure

- men

Question 23

• Interpersonal factors: majority of victims are ? with their attacker
• alcohol and other drugs: consistently associated with ? and ?
• on college campuses, alcohol is involved in about ? of all violent crimes

Answer 23

• acquainted
• violence and suicide
• 95%

Question 24

• Firearms: high rate of ? is directly related to widespread gun ? and relative ease of obtaining firearms
• use of a handgun can change a suicide attempt to a ? suicide and a violent assault to a murder

Answer 24

• homicide, ownership

- completed

Question 25

use of physical force to inflict injury or death on another | *ex: homicide, ?, and robbery

Answer 25

- assault | - aggravated assault

Question 26

_Homicide: poverty and ? are key factors -most ? are committed with a firearm About ? of family homicides are committed by male spouses

Answer 26

- unemployment - homicides - 40%

Question 27

Gang-related violence •Most common in places that are ?, have high ?, and are population-dense •When a bias against another person’s race or ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability motivates a criminal act? •Many go unreported •Frequently associated with groups that have extremist ideologies, such as the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups

Answer 27

- poor, unemployment | - hate crimes

Question 28

School violence •Has resulted in over ? violent deaths of students, faculty, and administrators in the past decade Workplace violence •Has decreased ?% over the last decade; but still, nearly 2 million Americans workers are victims of workplace violence •? and corrections are the most dangerous jobs Terrorism •Use of violence to intimidate or ? in furtherance of a political or social objective

Answer 28

- 450 - 35% - policing - coerce

Question 29

-physical, social, or psychological harm imposed by a current or former partner or spouse -harmful contact without consent *need to control another person is at the root

Answer 29

- intimate-partner violence (IPV) | - battery

Question 30

-harassing behaviors such as following or spying on a person and making verbal, written, or implied threats -stalking via the internet, email, chat rooms, and social media

Answer 30

- stalking | - cyberstalking

Question 31

-Violence against children: •In 2015, an estimated ? children were abused or neglected in the United States •External stressors are most closely associated with ? •Interpersonal stressors are more closely associated with physical abuse Elder abuse •Most ? are family members serving as caregivers

Answer 31

- 683,000 - neglect - abusers

Question 32

? is any unwanted sexual contact •? is one form of sexual assault •? victim is younger than the age of consent •? or acquaintance rape •Who commits rape? •Men may be any ? from any socioeconomic group •Usually someone a woman ? •Factors contributing to date rape •Men and women interpret certain behaviors differently •Rapists may be hostile toward women and accept ideas of ? and sexual violence

Answer 32

- sexual assault - rape - statutory rape - date rape - age, knows - dominance

Question 33

``` Date rape drugs •About 5% of ? (DFSA) victims are given date-rape drugs, or predator drugs •Rohypnol, GHB, and ? (“Special K”) Dealing with a sexual assault •There is ? over whether women should fight back or not •Tell the ? friendly person you meet what happened Effects of rape •Physical and ? injury ```

Answer 33

- drug-facilitated sexual assault - ketamine - disagreement, first - psychological

Question 34

Recommendations for dealing with sexual assault, from (WOAR):

Answer 34

Women Organized Against Rape

Question 35

-Any sexual contact between and adult and child who is below the legal age of consent —sexual activity between people too closely related to legally marry—is highly traumatic •Child sexual abuse is often ? •Victims bear lasting ? scars

Answer 35

- child sexual abuse - incest - unreported - psychological

Question 36

-is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other conduct of a sexual nature, if such conduct explicitly or implicitly:

Answer 36

-sexual harassment

Question 37

What You Can Do about Violence Training in ? Reducing ? injuries •Adoption of consumer safety standards for guns

Answer 37

- conflict resolution | - gun-related

Question 38

Knowing first aid can help you respond appropriately •Learning what not to do in certain situations •? maneuver •Pulmonary ? •(CPR) •(CAB) sequence •Use of automated external ? (AEDs)

Answer 38

- Heimlich - resuscitation - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - compressions-airway breathing - defibrillators

Question 39

You are the first link to the ? system, which is designed to network community resources for providing emergency care

Answer 39

-emergency medical services