An Invitation to HealthAn Invitation to HealthChapter 18Chapter 18

Staying Safe: Preventing Injury, Violence, and Staying Safe: Preventing Injury, Violence, and VictimizationVictimization

Dr. Lana Zinger

©2004 Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Why Accidents HappenWhy Accidents Happen

AgeAge

Alcohol and DrugsAlcohol and Drugs

StressStress

Situational FactorsSituational Factors

Thrill SeekingThrill Seeking

FavorableFavorableEmergencyEmergencyReactionsReactions

Don’t PanicDon’t Panic

Maintain Basic Maintain Basic First Aid ItemsFirst Aid Items

Don’t DoDon’t Do

Too Much Too Much

Don’t DriveDon’t Drive

Don’t MoveDon’t Move A VictimA Victim

Phone For HelpPhone For Help

ImmediatelyImmediately

Risky DrivingRisky Driving

Safety On The RoadSafety On The Road

Unsafe driving Unsafe driving behaviorsbehaviors

Seat beltsSeat belts Air bagsAir bags Road rageRoad rage Car phonesCar phones

Safe ComputingSafe Computing

Repetitive Repetitive motion injuries motion injuries (RMI)(RMI)

Computer vision Computer vision syndromesyndrome

Safety At Home and At Safety At Home and At PlayPlay

Safety At HomeSafety At Home FallsFalls FiresFires

Safety At PlaySafety At Play Handling HeatHandling Heat

Heat Cramps and Heat Cramps and StressStress

Heat ExhaustionHeat Exhaustion Coping With ColdCoping With Cold

Frostnip Frostbite Hypothermia

DrowningDrowning

Living In A Dangerous Living In A Dangerous WorldWorld

ViolenceViolence Biological causesBiological causes Developmental factorsDevelopmental factors

TerrorismTerrorism Teen violenceTeen violence Hate crimesHate crimes Crime on campusCrime on campus Family violenceFamily violence

Partner abusePartner abuse

Sexual Victimization and Sexual Victimization and ViolenceViolence

Sexual Harassment on the JobSexual Harassment on the Job Quid Pro QuoQuid Pro Quo Hostile or Offensive EnvironmentHostile or Offensive Environment

Sexual Harassment on CampusSexual Harassment on Campus Sexual Victimization on Sexual Victimization on

CampusCampus Sexual Violence on CampusSexual Violence on Campus Sexual Coercion and RapeSexual Coercion and Rape

Date rape, anger rape, power Date rape, anger rape, power rape, sadistic rape, gang rape, rape, sadistic rape, gang rape, and sexual gratification rape.and sexual gratification rape.

Factors That Can Play A Factors That Can Play A Role In Date RapeRole In Date Rape

Personality and early sexual Personality and early sexual experiences.experiences.

Situational variables (what happens Situational variables (what happens during the date).during the date).

Acceptance of sexual coercion.Acceptance of sexual coercion. Drinking.Drinking. Date rape drugs.Date rape drugs. Gender differences in interpreting Gender differences in interpreting

sexual cues.sexual cues.

Helping The Victims Of Helping The Victims Of ViolenceViolence

Don’t blame the victim.Don’t blame the victim.Don’t try to deny that it Don’t try to deny that it

happened.happened.Don’t pressure the victim to talk.Don’t pressure the victim to talk.

Don’t try to rush the victim to Don’t try to rush the victim to leave the past behind and get leave the past behind and get

on with his or her life.on with his or her life.