Child mortality and injury prevention

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1. Unintentional injuries account for about 90% of all injury deaths for children and young people globally. What specific type of injury was responsible for the highest percentage of child injury deaths globally in 2004? A. Drowning B. Falls C. Road traffic injuries	C. Road traffic injuries accounted for 22.3% of unintentional injury deaths in children aged 1–17 years globally in 2004. Drowning accounted for 16.8% of injury deaths, falls accounted for 4.2% of injury deaths.
2. Injury is the second leading cause of hospitalisation for children aged <16yrs in Australia. What was the leading injury mechanism for children <16 years hospitalised in Australia between July 2002 and June 2012? A. Road transport B. Falls C. Drowning	B. Falls (38.4%), most often from playground equipment (8.3%) were the most common injury mechanism. Sporting activities (19.0%) were the most common specified activity performed at the time of the incident.
3. What is primary prevention of injury? A. Preventing new injuries by stopping the injury event B. Reducing the seriousness of injuries when they occur C. Providing treatment when a serious injury occurs	A. Primary prevention stops new cases of injury from a particular cause from occurring. These are often systemic or environmental measures, for example controlling the delivery temperature of household hot water to prevent scald burns.

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