Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Injury Prevention & Control!.....
- Description & Why is it
an NHPA?
- Define: adverse effects on the human body that may
results from a range of different events.
- Can be accidental or
intentional
- A - drowning
- I - suicide
- aims to prevent injuries and
reduce the impact on both
individuals and communities.
- factors affecting are sex, age,
alcohol/substance abuse, ethnicity and
residence.
- It is an NHPA b/c injury is the main cause
of death for people under the age of 45. All
cases are preventable
- Costs
- Direct
- Individual
- ambulance, hospital and rehabilitation
- patient co-payments for ongoing treatment
- doctors/specialist
- medicine
- Community
- Medicare/PBS/PHI
- aids (wheelchairs)
- Health promotion programs
- Indirect
- Individual
- long term care
- employ others
- transport costs
- Community
- insurance agencies
- carers
- loss of productivity
- welfare and loss of tax revenue
- Intangible
- Individual
- permanently disabled
- frustration of tasks
- adjust to life without a limb
- Community
- death from injuries can cause grief
- Determinants
- Biological
- Age
- more susceptible to do certain risk taking behaviours
- Body shape and Size
- infants head is bigger than body which increases
risks of drowning as they cant get it out of the
water.
- Behavioural
- Alcohol Use
- unnecessary risks - high injury risk
- Drink driving and swimming while intoxicated.
- Drug Use
- high rates of mental illness which increases harm
and violence rates
- could lead to death or disability
- Physical Activity
- contact sports prone for injuries
- Risk Taking Behaviour
- men are more likely
- men have higher rates
- Physical Environment
- Work Environment
- Machinery used on many jobs such as
farming and mining could lead to
injuries
- Transport
- poor road quality and lighting = increase risk
- Housing
- unsafe can increase risk
- Access to recreational facilities
- water may increase drowning such as
dams, beaches and pools
- Social
- Socioeconomic status
- Low SES more injuries. May be
education, occupations and financial
resources to ensure cars are in
working order.
- Social exclusion and social isolation
- no people to talk to.
increase mental health
and injuries from self
harm
- Health Promotions
- National binge drinking strategy
- reduce injuries
associated with
alcohol abuse
- National slips and falls
prevention program
- provides
resources to
health
professionals
and consumers
about
preventing falls
among elderly.
- Kidsafe
- Child Accident
Prevention
Foundation of
Australia