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CHAPTER 27. SAFETY EQ: What is an accident?. IS A DISABILITY THE SAME AS A HANDICAP?. Handicap means it is harder to do Disability means not able Occupation - a person’s career at this time in life. Are Accidents preventable?. 8 0% of all ACCIDENTS are PREVENTABLE
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CHAPTER 27 SAFETY EQ: What is an accident?
IS A DISABILITY THE SAME AS A HANDICAP? • Handicap means it is harder to do • Disability means not able • Occupation - a person’s career at this time in life
Are Accidents preventable? • 80% of all ACCIDENTS are PREVENTABLE • ACCIDENT = unexpected, harmful, event that occurs by chance
5 steps of an Accident(Accident Chain) • 1. Situation (BBQ) • 2. Unsafe Habit (Impatient) • 3. Unsafe Act (Fire Starter) • 4. The Accident (Explosion) • 5. The Result (Damages/Injuries)
10-2-2 • Create your own accident chain • Situation • Unsafe Habit • Unsafe Act • The Accident • The Result
HOME SAFETY • Falls – 1 of every 5 results in an ER visit • Poison • 90% of victims are under the age of 6 (can’t read) • Adult victim is usually a suicide attempt
Suffocation – breathing stops HOME SAFETY CONT. H20 - drowning • Natural Gas • Plastic Bags • Electricity • Smoke
FIRE SAFETY • Fire • 80% of victims die from smoke inhalation • 3 required elements • Fuel • Heat • oxygen
FIRE SAFETY CONT. • Fire Escape Plan • 2 exits out of any bedroom • Meeting place • Escape techniques • Door • Window • Second story • Detectors (smoke & heat)
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY • Most frequent cause of accidental death (23.9%) • 80% would live if they used seat belts • 96% of all MV accidents are driver error • 50% of all fatal MV accidents involve alcohol
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CONT. • Teenagers have a 4x higher death rate than ages 25-65 (Prefrontal Cortex/sight)
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CONT. • PREVENTION • Proper instruction • Follow the rules of the road • Use common sense
WATER SAFETY • 3,600 PEOPLE DROWN EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE AT • POOLS • BEACHES • LAKES • RIVERS
WATER SAFETY CONT. • Home pools • 50%of all drowning • Children under 6 die quietly • Don’t know they are in trouble until they are under the water • There is not a call for help
WATER SAFETY CONT. • Ocean • 80% of these drowning are on unguarded beaches • Swimming alone
WATER SAFETY CONT. • Prevention • Know how to swim • Never swim alone • Use proper rescue techniques • Reach • Throw • Row • Go