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Injury Prevention
Pediatrics
13
Medical
Pre-School
10/17/2011

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Term
What is the #1 cause of death and disability?
Definition
injury
Term
what is the annual US average (0-19yo)
Definition
48 dead/day
558 hsopitalized/day
26,119 visits to ER or office/day
Term
injury epidemiology
Definition
host, agent and environment
Term
host
Definition
person injured
Term
agent
Definition
thing that injures
Term
environment
Definition
where host and agnet are found
Term
the haddon matrix
Definition
outlines host, agent, physical environment, and socio-cultural environment with pre-event, event, and post-event.
Term
public health approach
Definition
identify, define, prioritize
Term
four Es
Definition
Education
enactment/enforcement
engineering
economic incentives
Term
how can we address the causes?
Definition
invent or find intervention
Term
How to figure out what causes the problem?
Definition
risk factors
the Haddon matrix
Term
How to figure out if your approach worked?
Definition
study the outcomes
Term
what is your role in car safety?
Definition
know the current recommendations for child passenger safety
screen and counsel families
make your recommendations strong
learn where families can get their car seats checked
talk about child passenger safety in the community
get trained as a technician
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