Question 1

What are three community approaches to the prevention of unintentional injuries?

Accepted Answer

Community approaches to unintentional injury prevention include education to change people's behavior, regulation to enact and enforce laws to control conduct, automatic protection to modify products to reduce unintentional injuries, and litigation to remove dangerous products from store shelves or otherwise influence changes in dangerous behavior.

Question 2

Identify three ways to prevent elder maltreatment.

Accepted Answer

One could learn the signs of elder abuse, listen to elders and their caregivers, learn how to report maltreatment, and report maltreatment to Adult Protective Services. One could also learn the risk and protective factors for perpetration and call the elder abuse hotline.

Question 3

An injury causing any restriction of normal activity beyond the day of the injury's occurrence is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  unintentional injury. 
B)  fatal injury. 
C)  disabling injury. C

Question 4

In terms of unintentional injuries, falls disproportionately affect:

Accepted Answer

A)  toddlers. 
B)  children. 
C)  adults. 
D)  elders.

Question 5

The second leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  drowning. 
B)  motor vehicle crashes. 
C)  falls. 
D)  fires.

Question 6

A leading cause of death and disability in the world is injuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The three elements of the public health model for unintentional injuries are the environment, host, and time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Males aged 10 to 34 are at the highest risk for homicide and suicide involving firearms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The rate of alcohol-impairment among drivers involved in a fatal crash is higher during the day than at night.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe automatic protection and provide two examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe automatic protection and provide two examples....

Question 11

An example of injury prevention through regulation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  setting speed limits. 
B)  school fire drills. 
C)  childproof safety caps. 
D)  litigation.

Question 12

Describe the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Framework.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Framework....

Question 13

In the United States, the leading type of unintentional injury death is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  motor vehicle crashes. 
B)  poisonings. 
C)  falls. 
D)  fires.

Exam 15: Injuries As a Community and Public Health Problem

What are three community approaches to the prevention of unintentional injuries?

Identify three ways to prevent elder maltreatment.

An injury causing any restriction of normal activity beyond the day of the injury's occurrence is a(n) :

In terms of unintentional injuries, falls disproportionately affect:

The second leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States is:

A leading cause of death and disability in the world is injuries.

The three elements of the public health model for unintentional injuries are the environment, host, and time.

Males aged 10 to 34 are at the highest risk for homicide and suicide involving firearms.

The rate of alcohol-impairment among drivers involved in a fatal crash is higher during the day than at night.

Describe automatic protection and provide two examples.

An example of injury prevention through regulation is:

Describe the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Framework.

In the United States, the leading type of unintentional injury death is due to: