HLT 1353 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Prescription Drug, Human Factors And Ergonomics
16 Nov 2018
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Unintentional injuries: more than 190,000 americans die each year from injuries, unintentional injury: an injury occurring when no harm is intended. 5th leading cause of death among children and young adults: account for more years of potential life lost than any other cause of death. What causes an injury: human factors: inner conditions or attitudes that lead to an unsafe state, physical, emotional, psychological, risk-taking behavior, young men are especially prone to taking risks, alcohol and drug use. Environmental factors: external conditions and circumstances: natural: weather conditions, oceans, social: drunk drivers, work-related: defective equipment, slippery surface, home-related: faulty wiring. Since 2011, the number of fatal injuries from poisonings has overtaken the number of fatal car crashes. Poisoning: more than 1 million nonfatal poisonings and 48,500 fatal poison-related incidents occur every year in the us. 81% of poison exposures are unintentional, mainly due to prescription drug overdose. Falls: most deaths from falls occur on stairs, alcohol is a common contributing factor.
