Safety

Safety at Home

Accident chain

• Recurring pattern that is present in all mishaps

• Situation – the circumstance or event leading up to an accident

• Risk factor – isolated unsafe act or an unsafe habit

• Accident – result of consequence of one or more risk factors

• Aftermath – personal injury, destruction of property or both

Fires

• 3 elements to have fire

• Fuel

• Heat

• Air

Fire prevention devices

• Smoke detector – an alarm that is triggered by the presence of smoke

• Fire extinguisher – portable device that puts out small fires by ejecting chemicals

Fire safety action

• Every family should have a fire safety plan – escape plan and a safe prearranged meeting place.

Falls

• Can happen to anyone

• Take steps to prevent falls

Electric shock

• Death resulting from passage through the body of a high-voltage current

Poisoning

• Most poisons are found in the kitchen, bathroom, utility area, basement, and garage

Preventive behaviors

• Household products and medicines should be kept in locked cabinets or out of the reach of children

Safety outside the home

Recreational Safety

• Recreational activities are fun but are “accidents waiting to happen”

• Common sense and caution can break the accident chain

Accidents in or on water

• 7th leading cause of preventable death

• 4,300 people drown each year• 3,000 hospitalized• Kids under 4 account for 60%

of all pool drownings

Water safety

Swimming • Know your abilities • Supervised areas – lifeguard• Muscle cramp – relax, float, and

press and squeeze the muscle• In current – swim at a 45 degree

angle• Never swim when using meds or

alcohol

Diving• Always check water depth• Never dive into unfamiliar

water.

• Do not jump into shallow water

Boating• Learn how to handle a boat

correctly• Wear approved flotation

devices• Do not drink or use drugs and

drive a boat

Accidents on thee trail

• Stay in specified campsites

• Never camp or hike alone

• Be knowledgeable

• Carry plenty of water

• Never include alcohol or drugs

Safety on the job

• Responsibility for maintaining a safe work environment rests with the employer and the employee

OSHA

• Occupational safety and health administration – a federal agency responsible for promoting safe and healthful conditions in the workplace

Natural disasters

Hurricane

• A powerful rainstorm, characterized by driving winds

• Eastern and southern seaboards

Tornado • A powerful, twisting windstorm

• Storm cellar or basement – hallway or bathroom without windows – if outside get in a ditch and lie face down

• Watch – conditions are good

• Warning – one has been spotted.

• Floods

• Earthquakes

• Blizzards – a snowstorm with winds of 35 mph or greater

Automobile Safety

Vehicular safety

• Obeying the rules of the road, as well as exercising common sense and good judgment.

Common sense & good judgment

• Paying attention to road conditions

• Paying attention to other drivers

• Paying attention to your physical state

• Paying attention to your emotional state

Road rage• When intense anger and driving

mix

• Disputes over a parking space, obscene gestures, loud music, overuse of horns, and slow driving – known to use guns or other weapons

Safety on two wheels

Motorcycle and moped safety

• 17 x likely to be killed – weigh less and difficult to see

• Wear helmets, proper clothing and eye protection

Bicycle safety

• 53,000 injuries occur each year

• 750 deaths• Wear helmets, ride on the

right, obey the same rules as drivers

First aid

• Immediate, temporary care given to a person who has become sick or who has been injured

Open wounds

Abrasion

• Scrape• Damages the outer layers of

skin• Little or no bleeding• Caused by scraping or rubbing

Laceration • Cut• Caused by – knife, broken glass

or hard blow from a blunt object

• Smooth or jagged edges• Bleeding, damage to nerves,

blood vessels and soft tissue

Puncture

• Caused by pointed objects piercing the skin

• External bleeding is limited, internal bleeding and damage to internal organs and infection

Avulsion

• Tissue being separated partly or completely from the body

• Auto accidents or animal bites• Parts should be taking to

hospital to be reattached• Heavy bleeding

Shock

• Failure of the cardiovascular system to keep adequate blood circulating to the vital organs of the body