Paper instructions:
Question
According to statistics from the The Straits Times, July 2010), 60 per cent of childhood
injuries were sustained at home, while 10 per cent of the accidents happened in the
playground. Similarly, among the elde rly, findings from Changi Hosp ital revealed that six in
ten falls happen at home (The Straits Times, August 2012).
Mr. and Mrs. Tan are busy, young entrepreneurs building their own IT business. They spend
long hours at work in their ne w start-up company. They have two young children, a very
active and restless 5-year-old son and a 14-month old daughter who is starting to walk. Mr.
Tan’s 70 year old mother lives with them to help keep an eye on things at home. They had
just employed a new domestic helper as their previous helper had left them for another job.
a) Describe the kinds of home accidents th at may occur with young children and the
elderly. Support your discussion with relevant empirical evidence. [Word limit: 400
words]
(30 marks)
b) In the case of Mr. and Mrs. Tan’s house hold, apply educational opportunities and
interventions that can be implemented to prevent such accident s with young children
and the elderly. Support your answer with relevant empiri cal evidence. [Word limit:
600 words]
(60 marks)
References
The References section lists the full reference of all sources cited or referred to in your
assignment.
(5 marks)
Notes:
• Refer to the referencing gui de entitled “Guidance on Referencing in APA Format”
(found under Additional Resources in MyUniSIM Blackboard L-group link).
• The heading “References” should be centred on the page.
• Present the reference list in alphabetical order.
• Do not number the reference items/entries.
• Observe the hanging indentation (i.e., if th e reference goes on to a second line, the
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second line onwards must be indented).
• Use double line spacing.
• Note the correct order of information to be presented in each entry starting with the
author’s surname, comma, followed by the author’s initials (note full stops, letter
spacing, and commas where applicable especially if there is more than 1 author), year
of publication in brackets, fu ll stop, book title in italics (only the first word of the book
title starts with a capital letter) or journal arti cle title not in italics (only the first word of
the article title starts with a capital lette r), etc… (refer to th e referencing guide).
English competency
(5 marks)
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