Deck 14: Injuries With a Focus on Unintentional Injuries and Deaths

Question 1

Unintentional injuries account for:

A) 5 million deaths worldwide.
B) 3.5 million deaths in the United States.
C) 6% of all deaths worldwide.
D) two-thirds of all injury deaths worldwide.
E) 6% of all deaths worldwide and two-thirds of all injury deaths worldwide.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which of the following topics is not included in the field of injury studies?

A) Poisonings
B) Falls
C) Shootings
D) Industrial injuries
E) All of these are included.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding injuries is false?

A) They burden the healthcare system.
B) They disproportionately affect the rich in all countries.
C) They can drastically affect one's independence.
D) They may cause severe emotional responses.
E) They may exact a substantial emotional cost.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following data systems is useful for providing data on deaths caused by injuries and violence?

A) The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
B) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
C) National Vital Statistics System
D) National Hospital Discharge Survey
E) None of these is correct.

Question 5

The highest costs for medical expenditures for treatment of injuries in the United States were incurred by:

A) males age 20 to 29 years.
B) females age 20 to 29 years.
C) males age 45 to 64 years.
D) females age 65 and older
E) females age 45 to 64 years.

Question 6

In the United States, motor vehicle crashes:

A) were the leading cause of unintentional deaths in 2006.
B) have not declined greatly in frequency since the early 2000s.
C) vary according to demographic characteristics of the victims.
D) are most likely to involve young male drivers.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 7

The age group that had the highest motor vehicle traffic fatality rates in the United States as of the late 2000s was:

A) age 16 to 20 years.
B) age 21 to 34 years.
C) age 65+ years.
D) age 35 to 54 years.
E) age 55 to 64 years.

Question 8

Deaths to pedestrians from jaywalking can be reduced most effectively by:

A) moving crosswalks farther apart.
B) moving crosswalks closer together.
C) removing sidewalks from streets.
D) increasing speed limits on city streets.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 9

Which of the following methods is not recommended for prevention of motor vehicle crashes among older drivers?

A) Turning up the volume on the radio
B) Encouraging older drivers to exercise
C) Completing a driver's training course
D) Reviewing the use of medications
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Transport-related injuries (1999 to 2015 data) are the leading cause of death in the United States among those age 0 to 19 years.

Question 11

Within external causes of injury death, which of the following was the leading mechanism of injury mortality in 2014?

A) Falls
B) Motor vehicle traffic deaths
C) Unintentional firearm deaths
D) Unintentional poisoning deaths

Question 12

In the United States, unintentional injuries are the top source of morbidity and mortality in what population?

A) Men
B) Women
C) Children
D) Elderly

Question 13

Impaired driving can be caused by substance abuse as well as alcohol consumption.

Question 14

The term accident is not in favor for use as a scientific term.

Question 15

Injuries are a noteworthy topic for environmental health because of the role that environmental factors play in contributing to injuries.

Question 16

An unintentional injury is an injury that is inflicted by deliberate means.

Question 17

In most situations, the definition of the term injury includes the notion that the time between exposure to a cause (i.e., energy) and the appearance of the injury must be long.

Question 18

Among the elderly, falling is associated with __________, which often are linked to death soon afterward.

Question 19

__________ means that successful prevention strategies are disseminated widely in order to encourage their implementation on a broad scale.

Question 20

Discuss the components the CDC has identified for the development of a strategy for the prevention of unintentional injuries.