Firefighter fatalities due to lack of seatbelt use in emergency vehicles

Firefighter fatalities due to lack of seatbelt use in emergency vehicles

Barnett, D. J., Balicer, R. D., Blodgett, D., Fews, A. L., Parker, C. L., & Links, J. M. (2005). The Application of the Haddon Matrix to Public Health Readiness and Response Planning. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113(5), 561-566.

After reading the PDF….Using the examples provided, choose two of the following risks to complete the Haddon Matrix worksheet: the template has been uploaded for reference as well

Cooking fire in the kitchen

Firefighter fatalities due to lack of seatbelt use in emergency vehicles

Flash flood in rural community

Falls in bathrooms of people age 65 and over in their homes.

Using the Haddon Matrix worksheet document linked below, list in each block as many different causal and contributing

factors as possible that need to be considered in the prevention and cause of an injury or risk. When complete, highlight the cell, or cells that lend themselves to the greatest opportunities to prevent and or mitigate risk.

20170131211018template_for_assignment

 

 

………………….Answer preview……………………

Poor water safety practices, maintenance of residency in flash prone and low lying areas.

Technical faults on current infrastructure, poor equipment for predictions and communication.

Poor terrain, Poor community infrastructure on flash flood prevention for instance dykes. Ignorance against available information on flood prone areas……………………….

APA
315 words

Get instant access to the full solution from yourhomeworksolutions by clicking the purchase button below