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School Year 2013-2014
Learning Activity Sheet
First Quarter
Health 10
NAME : DATE :
SECTION : ACTIVITY NO. :
Type of Activities : Essay, Comparing and Contrasting, and Situational Analysis
Activity Title : Unintentional injuries
Learning Target : Discuss the right of the child to safety and the concept of unintentional injuries
References : http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/population-health/inj/unintentional.html : Wikipedia
I. Concept Note:
Accidents - implies that they are due to chance. intentional injuries - characterizes the event as predictable and preventable if safety measures are implemented.
Unintentional is used to refer to injuries that were unplanned. Unintentional injuries can be defined as events in which:
The injury occurs in a short period of time - seconds or minutes,
The harmful outcome was not sought, or
The outcome was the result of one of the forms of physical energy in the environment or normal body functions being blocked by external means, e.g., drowning.
Common Unintentional Injuries
Description
1. Motor Vehicle Crashes
A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, car accident, car crash, or car smash occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death, vehicle damage, and property damage.
2. Burn
A burn is a type of injury to flesh or skin caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, friction, or radiation.
3. Drowning
It is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid.
4. Poisoning
Any substance that tends to impair health or cause death when introduced into the body or onto the skin surface
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