Factors relating to injuries and injury reduction

 

The table below represents one way of viewing strategies on reducing injuries to people.  We generally talked about three different factors that do contribute in part or in combination with others in being involved in an injury producing situation, i.e., human, equipment/machine, and environment. 

            We can also view ways of reducing injuries by what can be done on a pre-event phase (before someone is injury), and event phase, and a post-event phase (after someone is injured).  The second table below provides some examples relating to pre-event, event, and post-event situations.  Please review these examples.  After reviewing the example table, think of another type of event, determine two (2) pre-event examples, two (2) event examples, and two (2) post-event examples and send a statement on these to safety@siu.edu .

 

 

                                                            FACTORS

 

	HUMAN	EQUIPMENT/ MACHINE	ENVIRONMENT
PRE EVENT
EVENT
POST EVENT

 

 

                                                            EXAMPLES – REDUCING INJURIES

TYPE OF EVENT	PRE-EVENT PHASE	EVENT PHASE	POST-EVENT PHASE
Electrocution	covered electrical outlets; insulation on electric tools	circuit breakers; fuses	portable defibrillators
Drowning	fences around pools; stable water craft	swimming training; life jackets	training public in CPR
Burns	elimination of floor heaters	smoke detectors; flame retardant clothing	burn centers; skin grafting
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning	auto design	co-detectors that turn off equipment	prompt oxygen therapy