1. Personal Safety: Protecting Yourself from Unintentional Injuries and Violence
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2. Impact On the American Society
160,000 Americans die for injuries
Intentional Injury
One that is purposely inflicted, by either oneself or another person.
Unintentional Injury
Injury occurs when no harm is attended
Average Day
45 homicides
85 suicides
304 deaths from unintentional injuries
1500 suicide attempts
20,000 interpersonal assaults
63,6000 disabling injuries
110,000 unintentional injury-related emergency room visits
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3. Unintentional Injures
What Causes an Injury?
Combination of human and environmental factors.
Motor Vehicle Injuries.
Factors Contributing to Motor Vehicle Injuries
Speeding – 60% of all accidents
Aggressive driving
Fatigue and sleepiness
Cell phones and other distractions
Alcohol and other drugs
Safety belts, air bags, and child safety seats
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4. Preventing Motor Vehicle Injuries
Never drive under the influence.
Keep your car in good working condition.
Allow for plenty of following distance.
Increase your following distance and slow down if weather is bad.
Choose interstate highways versus rural roads.
Always signal.
Stop completely at stop signs.
Special care at intersections.
Don’t pass on two-lane roads.
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5. Motorcycles and Mopeds
Maximize your visibility.
Develop the necessary skills.
Wear a helmet.
Protect your eyes with goggles.
Drive defensively.
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Bicycles
Wear safety equipment.
Maximize your visibility.
Ride with flow of traffic.
Ride defensively.
Stop at all traffic lights.
Continue pedaling at all times.
Properly maintain your bicycle.
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Pedestrians
Walk or jog in daylight.
Maximize your visibility.
Face traffic when walking.
Avoid busy roads.
Cross only at marked crosswalks.
Don’t use headphones while walking.
Don’t hitchhike.
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Home Injuries
Falls
Fires
Smoke detectors
Poisoning
Suffocation and choking
Heimlich maneuver
Firearms
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Leisure Injuries
Swimming
Not swimming alone
Personal floatation device
Check the surroundings
In-line skating injuries.
Scooter injuries.
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Work Injuries
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (OSHA)
Occupational Safety and Health act of 1970.
Back injuries
Proper mechanics
Repetitive strain injuries (RSIs)
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tendonitis
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14. Violence and Intentional Injuries
More than 1.4 million Americans fall victim each year.
Factors Contributing to Violence
Social Factors
Violence in the media
Gender
Interpersonal factors
Alcohol and other drugs
Firearms
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15. Violence and Intentional Injuries
Assault
Homicide
Gang-Related violence
Hate crimes
School violence
Workplace violence
Terrorism
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16. Family and Intimate Violence
Battering
Stalking and Cyberstalking
Violence against children
Elder abuse
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Sexual Violence
Sexual Assault: Rape
Statutory rape
Date rape
Who commits Rape?
Factors Contributing to Date Rape.
Date rape drugs
Rohypnol,GHB, “Special K”
Date-Induced rape prevention and punishment act of 1996.
Dealing with a Sexual Assault
(WOAR) recommendations
The effects of rape
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Child Sexual Abuse
Sexual act imposed on a minor.
Incest
Most sexually abused children are between 8 and 12 when the abuse first occurs.
Surveys suggest that as many as 27% of women and 16% of men were sexually abused as children.
Sexual Harassment
Affects academic or employment decisions or evaluations.
Interferes with an individual’s academic or work performance.
Creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive academic, work, or student living environment.
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19. What You Can Do About Violence
Training for conflict resolution
Identify and target-risk groups for intervention.
Reducing gun-related injuries.
Adoption of consumer safety standards for guns.
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20. Providing Emergency Care
First aid
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Emergency medical services (EMS) system.
Check the situation
Check the victim
Call for help: Call in most areas
Care for the victim
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21. Personal Safety: Protecting Yourself from Unintentional Injuries and Violence
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