Practice: Safety and Injury Prevention
Question1:
Read the following police injury report.
a. Write an analysis of the report, making sure to identify each factor that probably played a
role in causing the crash and
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Practice: Safety and Injury Prevention
Question1:
Read the following police injury report.
a. Write an analysis of the report, making sure to identify each factor that probably played a
role in causing the crash and the injuries.
According to the injury report, the driver was driving recklessly. Speeding, texting & driving,
ignoring seat belt laws, and loud music each played a factor in causing the crash and the
injuries.
b. Describe how the injuries could have been prevented.
The injuries could have been prevented by wearing a seatbelt, driving the speed limit, minimizing
distractions, keeping cell phones out of sight, and turning off the radio.
Injury Report:
At 1:15 a.m., the motor vehicle collided with a parked truck after running a red light at excessive
speed. Weather conditions were clear. Two victims were taken to the emergency room by
emergency services after treatment on the scene. The passenger in the vehicle, a 20-year-old
female, sustained severe facial cuts and a broken forearm. The driver of the vehicle, a
19-year-old female, suffered a broken leg and broken ribs as well as a shattered wrist with
severe bleeding from the arm. Neither victim had a seat belt in place at the time of first
responder arrival. The stereo system in the vehicle had been on before the accident, and the
sole witness to the crash recalls clearly hearing music from the vehicle as it passed. The
passenger reported that she was talking to the driver, her friend, and was texting with another
friend in another part of town. The officer responding found the passenger's phone in her purse,
while the driver's phone was found on the floor of the vehicle after it had been used to call
emergency services by the driver of the vehicle. It's possible it was the driver texting and not the
passenger. The vehicle has been towed and is probably a total loss. There is significant damage
to the unoccupied parked truck, and the owner has been notified. On the strength of the witness
statements, the driver is being charged with speeding, distracted driving, and failure to observe
traffic signals. (8 points)
Use the following table to answer questions 3 – 5.
Ways to prevent or reduce
Riding a Bike Breaking an arm, head
injury, leg injury, Bruises,
scrapes,
Weak a Helmet, Avoid
drinking, avoid drugs, wear
appropriate shoes, and bike
on smooth ground.
Skateboarding
Scrapes, Bruises,
Dislocated wrist, twisted
ankle
Wear a helmet, wear knee/
shin pads, resist extreme
stunts
Driving
Broken bones, paralysis,
Cognitive issues, cuts,
impalements
Weak a seat belt, drive the
speed limit, follow road
rules, avoid drinking, avoid
drugs.
Prevention pdf/Question 3:
Think about the activities you are involved in every day. Perhaps you ride a bike or drive a car to
school. Maybe you have a job in which you lift boxes and move heavy objects.
You will be using what you learned in this study to develop a personal plan for preventing or
reducing the risk of injury.
Fill in the first column of the table by identifying three unique activities in your life that have a
potential for injury. (6 points)
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