Question

: Chapter 15 • Injuries as a Community & Public Health Problem
• All answers are found in the textbook, do not use any other source
1. Of all injury deaths, 21% were classified as what (e.g., unintentional, homicide, etc.)?
2. Fatal crashes in which the driver is alcohol impaired is highest during what (federally recognized) holiday?
3. What is the percentage of all child fatalities that were under 3 years of age?
4. What population subgroup (e.g., gender and age) has the highest suicide rate?
5. One in every six homicides is the result of what (e.g., intimate partner violence, robbery, etc.)?
6. TRUE OR FALSE - At every age level, who is much more likely to become involved in a fatal
unintentional injury – females or males
7. Unintentional and intentional injuries account for _________% of all deaths among people aged ________
to ________ years in the U.S.
8. Unintentional injuries as the leading cause of death for the 15-to-19-year, 20-to-24-year, and 25-to-34-year
old African-American males was replaced by what (e.g., suicide, heart disease, etc.)?
9. Of all unintentional injury deaths in 2014, 31% were from what (e.g., firearms, falls, etc.)?
10. WRITE DOWN the four broad strategies for preventing unintentional injuries (order will counts)
11. Globally, how many people die from injuries each year?
12. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of all drowning occur in what four months?
13. Nearly have of adults who drown have evidence of what drug in their blood?
14. How many people die each year as a result of self-directed or interpersonal violence (in the U.S.)?
15. What is the leading cause of injury deaths for ages 1-4 years?
16. What is the leading cause of injury deaths for ages 15-24 years?
17. What is the leading cause of injury deaths for ages 25-64 years?

Answer 1

1. Unintentional injuries occured due to vehicle crashes, poisoning and falls whereas intentional injuries are due to homicide and suicide.To about 21 percentage of injury deaths are happened related to intentional injuries.

2. New Year's holiday period. An alcohol impaired driver crashes increased to 45 per day during the Christmas period and jumped to 54 per day during New Years holiday period.

3. To about 57 percentage of child fatalities is noted in children od America.

4.Survey conducted on gender and age groups, it is noted that, suicial death rates are more commonly seen in males than females of all age groups.

5. 1 in every 6 homicides is the result of family violence.

6. At every age level, males are more likely to become involved in a fatal unintentional injuries than females.

7. more than 75 percentage in people of age group 25 to 64 years.

8. 15 to 19 years ( motor vehicle accidents) , 20 to 24 years ( accidents)

9. Firearms is the most common of all unintentional injury death rates in adults which holds a percentage of around 30 percentage.

10. education, Regulation, Automatic protection and Litigation are the strategies for preventing unintentional injuries.

11. To about 50,000 people die due to injuries each year.

12. During summer months where the swimming pool is opened. At that time, death due to drowning occurs.

13. The percentage of drowning victims with a measurable blood alcohol concentration is of 30 to 70 percentage.

4. 405,000 people died each year due to self-directed or interpersonal violence in US.

15. Drowning is the leading cause of deaths in children between 1 to 4 years.

16. Accidents are the leading cause of injury death for ages between 15 to 24 years.

17. Cancers and unintentional injuries are the leading cause of injury deaths for ages between 25 to 64 years.