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Distinguish between primary and secondary injury prevention
Primary injury prevention is keeping an injury from ever occurring. Secondary injury prevention
is preventing further injury from an event that already has occurred.
Why should EMS personnel be involved in injury and illness prevention activities
EMS personnel are high profile role models. EMS personnel are considered champions of the
healthcare consumer and are welcome in schools and other environments. Because they see
the results of injury everyday ems personnel are considered authorities on injury and
prevention.
Identify and describe each of the five E's that are common aspects of successful injury
prevention interventions
, Education: teaching the target population.
Engineering: altering products or devices in ways that offer automatic protection without
thought on the part of the user.
Enforcement: using legislation, regulations or litigation to modify behavior and ensure
compliance.
Environment: changing the physical environment or culture to enhance the effectiveness of a
program, or device.
EMS: engaging EMS personnel in the program
Identify and describe the 5 P's of community prevention programs
Problem: identification of a public health issue through data analysis.
Program: strategies for implementing a variety of interventions, including a feedback
component that provides continuous feedback on effectiveness.
Partnership: collaboration among public and private organizations and agencies.
Preparation: investment of time and resources in data collection, analysis of similar intervention
cited in the literature, identification of resources, training of participants, and follow up with
community partners.
Policy: advocacy for changes in the law or in public or private policy that addresses an issue.
How can EMS personnel assist epidemiologist in identifying leading causes of injuries and
strategies for correcting them.
Documenting call, EMS personnel can provide the data that epidemiologist need to study the
causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.
Why are the narratives that are completed as part of the EMS reports particularly important to
injury prevention data collection efforts