Transcript What do you think is the leading cause of death among

Health
Then
and
Now
In the 1800s and early 1900s infectious diseases
such as influenza, tuberculosis, and diphtheria
were the leading causes of death.
Nowadays in the 21ST century,
these have been replaced
with the lifestyle diseases such as
heart attacks, strokes, CVD’s, cancer & diabetes.
When infectious diseases were the
leading causes of death, health
care was more of a mechanistic
model.
This means that you
live your life until
something goes wrong
and then you go see a
doctor and get it fixed.
Problem with this is that
it may not be able to be
fixed.
Now that the leading causes of
death are lifestyle diseases, a
preventative model is more critical.
This suggests that
health is a culmination
of your lifestyle choices,
making choices to
prevent you from
getting sick.
Soooooo… knowing our
lifestyle has a big
influence on our health,
what do you think is the
leading cause of death
among teenagers?
FAMILY FEUD GAME
#1 Motor Vehicle Accidents
~~MAKE UP 67% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
(out of all unintentional injuries 42%)
In 2009, more than 3,000 teens in the United States aged
15–19 were killed and more than 350,000 were treated in
emergency departments for injuries suffered in motorvehicle crashes.1,2
 TEEN
DRIVER FACTS: CDC
◦ Newly licensed teens, teens driving with
passengers, and male teenagers have the
highest risks for motor vehicle accidents.
◦ Males are 2X more likely than females to
be involved in a crash.
◦ In 2010, 22% of teen drivers involved in fatal
motor vehicle crashes were drinking.
◦ Teens have the lowest rate of seatbelt use.
◦ Teen drivers are 3X more likely than drivers
aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.
The factor that contributes most
often to automobile accidents is…
Driver Behavior
A GROWING PROBLEM
TEXTING AND DRIVING
Other factors
that should be
avoided are
speeding,
aggressiveness
and impaired
driving
Some general rules for
a.
driving that apply to all
motor vehicles are:
AVOIDING DISTRACTIONS
don’t drive under
the influence
b. avoid fatigue
c. leave room
between you and
car in front
d. drive the speed
limit
e. monitor the road
and surroundings.
f. wear your seat belt
g. be courteous.
# 2 Homicide
~~MAKES UP 17% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
Although other teens are responsible for
many of the homicides of teens below age 18,
two-thirds of the murderers are eighteen or
older.4 Gang involvement has been
associated with many teen murders
#3 Suicide
~~MAKES UP 15% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
In 2009, 1,928 children and teens between the
ages of 10 and 19 committed suicide in the U.S.
Teenage boys were four times as likely as
teenage girls to die by suicide. Boys were
also more likely to use guns and suffocation
to kill themselves. Girls were more likely than
boys to use pills.
#4 Malignant Neoplasms
(cancer)
~~MAKE UP 6% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
Malignant neoplasm implies a lesion that can
invade and destroy the adjacent tissues and
spread to the distant sites(Metastasize) and
cause death, Malignant tumors are also called
CANCER
#5 Heart Disease
~~MAKES UP 3% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
Most of the risk factors that affect children can be
controlled early in life. Other risk factors are usually
passed down through family members or they are
the result of another illness or disease. These risk
factors usually can be controlled. Congenital heart
disease (heart defects you are born with) cannot be
changed, but better tests and treatments are now
available for children with these types of heart
problems.
CDC 2009
While unintentional
injury is listed as the
#1 cause of death
with 4,807 deaths, of
those deaths 3,242
are from
motor vehicle
accidents
so we consider
motor vehicle
accidents as the #1
cause of death
among 15 – 19 yr.
olds.
Cause of Death
Unintentional injury
Motor Vehicle Traffic
Poisoning
Drowning
Other Transportation
Suffocation
Fall
Fire/Burn
All Other
# of Deaths Percent
4,807
42%
3,242 67.40%
715 14.90%
279 5.80%
203 4.20%
61 1.30%
58 1.20%
56 1.20%
193
4%
Soooooo ……what are some
types of unintentional injury?
A fatal injury
caused by
electricity entering
the body and
destroying vital
tissues.
A fatal injury caused by
an inability to
breathe when the nose
and mouth are blocked
or when the body
becomes oxygendeficient.
The most common types of
unintentional injuries in the
workplace are
Falls
Explosions
Toxic hazards
Electrocution
Fires
What is the government agency that was
created to help prevent work-related
injuries, illness and death?
Occupational
Safety
Health
Administration
RULES OF GUN SAFETY

Assume every gun is
loaded until you have
checked yourself

Open the action when you
pick up a gun

Open the action before
passing the gun to another
person
OTHER RULES OF GUN SAFETY

Never shoot at a hard flat surface or water

Never drink or take drugs before, or while shooting

Always be sure your action and barrel are clear of
obstructions

Store hunting arms under lock and in a separate
location from the ammunition

Always unload before crossing a ditch, climbing a
fence, entering a stand, or encountering an obstacle
If you were an expensive, one of a
kind car, what measures would you
take to make sure you stayed
in tip top condition?
What measures do
you take to
prevent anything
going wrong with
your body?