4: Preventing Injuries and Violence
By the end of this chapter you will be able to:
- Recognize the common types of unintentional and intentional injuries
- Identify ways to reduce chances of unintentional and intentional injuries
- Explain how risk from injury changes throughout life stages.
What steps can you take to reduce the chances of accidental injuries?
How can you reduce chances of injuries from violence?
There are many choices you make in life that impact your health and well-being and some of those choices, like smoking cigarettes, have a direct connection to a negative health implication, like lung cancer. Although the choices you make may or may not directly impact the possibility of suffering intentional and unintentional injuries, understanding the most common reasons for injury can help you increase your safety.