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Injuries are
understandable, predictable and preventable.
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injuries share similar characteristics of person, place and time.
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Interventions can be
developed and implemented to prevent or limit the extent of a
given injury.
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The science of
injury prevention and control seeks to determine modifiable risk
factors.
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Once causal factors
are identified, appropriate preventive interventions should be
devised.
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The likelihood that
an intervention will be successful at preventing injury is
inversely related to the amount of individual effort required.
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When the human body
is exposed to significant forms of energy (mechanical, chemical,
electrical), the body must manage this excess energy or be
damaged.
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Mechanical energy is
of special importance in any discussion of pediatric injury
prevention.
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It is the energy of
motion (mechanical) and that can fracture bones, and cause head
injuries in falls. Mechanical energy is the form of energy
responsible for the majority of injury hospitalizations and
fatalities.
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The most severe
mechanical traumas occur following impact.
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The magnitude of
energy varies directly with: • The distance of free fall • Square
of the velocity of impact
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Limiting the height
of the child seat is an important injury prevention strategy based
on biomechanical principles.
