Prevention Strategies
Let us present to you, Dr William Haddon's strategies for injury prevention. The one chosen will depend on a combination of practicality and effectiveness. For example, number "
HADDON'S TEN PREVENTION STRATEGIES OR COUNTERMEASURES
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| Prevent the creation of the hazard in the first place. |
1. Don't
build all terrain vehicles (ATVs). (Obviously, this does not seem practical. The message in this strategy is to consider what hazards might be created when you design or start something new.) |
eliminiera |
| Reduce the amount of the hazard created. | Package medications in smaller amounts. | modifiera |
| Prevent the release of a hazard that already exists. | Improve the braking capability of a car. | installera |
| Modify the rate or spatial distribution of the hazard from its source. | Build cars with airbags. | installera, avskilja |
| Separate in time or space the hazard from that which is to be protected. | Build pedestrian walkways. | separera |
| Separate the hazard and what is to be protected by a material barrier. | Separate drivers from a drop-off in the road by building guard rails. | isolera |
| Modify relevant basic qualities of the hazard. | Build cribs with slats too narrow to strangle a child. | bygga, analysera |
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Make what is to be protected more resistant to damage from the hazard. |
Physical conditioning. | utbilda, träna |
| Move rapidly to detect and evaluate damage that has occurred and counter its continuation and extension. | Train people in First Aid. | utrusta, öva |
| Stabilize, repair, and rehabilitate the damaged object. | Develop a regional trauma system. | rädda, lindra, vårda, återställa |