An Invitation to Health Chapter 18 Staying Safe: Preventing Injury, Violence, and Victimization Dr. Lana Zinger ©2004 Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Why Accidents Happen Age Alcohol and Drugs Stress Situational Factors Thrill Seeking

FavorableEmergencyReactions Don’t Panic Maintain Basic First Aid Items Don’t Do Too Much Don’t Drive Don’t Move Don’t Move A Victim A Victim Phone For Help Phone For Help Immediately Immediately

Risky Driving

Safety On The Road Unsafe driving behaviors Unsafe driving behaviors Seat belts Seat belts Air bags Air bags Road rage Road rage Car phones Car phones

Safe Computing Repetitive motion injuries (RMI) Repetitive motion injuries (RMI) Computer vision syndrome Computer vision syndrome

Safety At Home and At Play Safety At Home Falls Falls Fires Fires Safety At Play Handling Heat Heat Cramps and Stress Heat Exhaustion Coping With Cold Frostnip Frostbite Hypothermia Drowning

Living In A Dangerous World Violence Violence Biological causes Biological causes Developmental factors Developmental factors Terrorism Terrorism Teen violence Teen violence Hate crimes Hate crimes Crime on campus Crime on campus Family violence Family violence Partner abuse Partner abuse

Sexual Victimization and Violence Sexual Harassment on the Job Sexual Harassment on the Job Quid Pro Quo Quid Pro Quo Hostile or Offensive Environment Hostile or Offensive Environment Sexual Harassment on Campus Sexual Harassment on Campus Sexual Victimization on Campus Sexual Victimization on Campus Sexual Violence on Campus Sexual Violence on Campus Sexual Coercion and Rape Sexual Coercion and Rape Date rape, anger rape, power rape, sadistic rape, gang rape, and sexual gratification rape. Date rape, anger rape, power rape, sadistic rape, gang rape, and sexual gratification rape.

Factors That Can Play A Role In Date Rape Personality and early sexual experiences. Personality and early sexual experiences. Situational variables (what happens during the date). Situational variables (what happens during the date). Acceptance of sexual coercion. Acceptance of sexual coercion. Drinking. Drinking. Date rape drugs. Date rape drugs. Gender differences in interpreting sexual cues. Gender differences in interpreting sexual cues.

Helping The Victims Of Violence Don’t blame the victim. Don’t try to deny that it happened. Don’t pressure the victim to talk. Don’t try to rush the victim to leave the past behind and get on with his or her life.