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Prevention of Accidents

This document discusses the prevention of accidents. It notes that accidents are a leading cause of death and injury, especially for those under 45 years old. Accidents commonly occur at home, on roads, at work, and in communities. Common home accidents include burns, poisoning, falls, choking, and electric shocks. Workplace accidents involve machines, farming equipment, chemicals, and insects. Road accidents are caused by unsafe drivers and vehicles as well as poor infrastructure. Prevention strategies focus on public education, enforcement of safety laws, infrastructure improvements, and making homes and workplaces safer through measures like labeling hazards and installing safety barriers.

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Prevention of Accidents

This document discusses the prevention of accidents. It notes that accidents are a leading cause of death and injury, especially for those under 45 years old. Accidents commonly occur at home, on roads, at work, and in communities. Common home accidents include burns, poisoning, falls, choking, and electric shocks. Workplace accidents involve machines, farming equipment, chemicals, and insects. Road accidents are caused by unsafe drivers and vehicles as well as poor infrastructure. Prevention strategies focus on public education, enforcement of safety laws, infrastructure improvements, and making homes and workplaces safer through measures like labeling hazards and installing safety barriers.

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Prevention of Accidents

What is an Accident
• Definition
An unforeseen happening causing
damage to life and property
• Accidents are no. 1 cause of death &
disability in people < 45 years
• 40 % of admissions to surgery wards in
major hospitals are because of accidents
• Tremendous resource implications
Sites of Accidents
• Accidents happen

– at Home
– on Roads
– at Work
– in Community
Home Accidents
• Burns
• Poisonings
• Falls
• Choking
• Electric Shocks
• Bites & Stings
Home Accidents
• Burns
– Loose clothes
– Faulty kerosene stoves
– gas leaks
– homicidal
– tea and hot water spills
– unattended children
Home Accidents
• Falls
– no parapets
– kite flying over rooftops
– Staircase falls
Home Accidents
• Poisonings
– wrong containers
– medicine & pesticides etc within reach of
children
– ignorance
Home Accidents
• Choking
– small objects
– peanuts, food etc
– gas leakage at night
Home Accidents
• Electric Shocks
– faulty wiring
– lack of proper equipment earthing
– ignorance
Workplace Accidents
• Machines
• Farming Equipment
• Insecticide poisoning
• Caustic chemicals
Road Accidents
• Badly trained Drivers
• Faulty Vehicles
• Pedestrian Facilities absent
• Infrastructure deficiencies
• No use of seatbelts & Helmets
• Socioeconomic problems
– lack of good public transport
Accidents in Community
• Firearm injuries and other forms of
violence ….. “ Andhi goali”
• Buildings / roof collapses
• Terrorist activities (Blasts etc)
Natural Disasters
• Floods
• Earthquakes
• Epidemics
Prevention on Road
• Public Education
– at institutions
– in community
– in workplaces
• Stricter laws enforcement
– driving licenses
– seatbelts/ helmets/ driving offences
• Establishment of proper infrastructure
– proper roads signals, markings, footpaths,
Prevention at Home
• Health education
• Safe kitchen area to prevent burns
• Earth all equipment
• Keep hazardous material out of reach &
label properly
• Parapets and stair guards
Prevention in Community
• Trauma Registry
– for accurate data collection which is vital for
prevention
• Preventing the second accident
– adequate and quick transport to hospital
– doctors and paramedics well versed in
principles of trauma management
(ATLS concepts)
Questions ?
&
Comments !
The single most important factor
in accident prevention is public
education
• At academic institutions
• Through print and electronic media
• Mosques, & other community centers
• Volunteers / Paid community workers

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