Question

Outline and discuss preventive aspects of injury in middle childhood

Answer 1

The type of injury depends on a person’s age, environment and the activities they do. Only if the cause is known, one can know how to prevent injury. Prevention of injury depends on the education, environment and legislation of the region. The factors that lead to injury are characteristics of the child, parents and family, environment, social deprivation and exposure to risks. The main approaches in prevention of injury are education, modification of the environment and legislation. Education is a traditional way to prevent injury. Education is given to the policy makers and professionals. For example educating the parents to use helmet and road safety while buying a bicycle. The environment is modified by adopting traffic safety schemes. Legislation is to reinforce safety practices like use of seat belts and helmet while using car and bicycle.