Workplace injuries

Each student will select an area of interest from the list below:
o Motor vehicle injuries
o Intentional self-harm
o Workplace injuries
o Interpersonal violence
o Falls
o Drowning
o Burns
(a) Introduce your selected topic and describe its prevalence in the Australian population with specific reference to your age and gender.
(b) Summarise, using appropriate published statistics or other references, the burden the chosen risk factor has on our society. This will be in terms of mortality, morbidity, disability and costs (if known).
(c) Explain three (3) factors which have been shown to contribute to the issue. For example: speeding is a significant contributor to motor vehicle injuries.
(c) Describe how it may affect you as a paramedic.
(d) Identify national & international recommendations related to this risk factor.
Assignment One Outline