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| A burn is acquired through contact with the cause of the heat on the skin or other organs. Burn injuries often occur either in the home or at work and are the cause of the most non-life threatening morbidities to the body. Unlike uncontrollable life threatening injuries burns can be easily preventable through proper protection, knowledge and training. Knowing the forms and causes of heat you can potentially be exposed to is very important to limit the amount of burns people acquire. Also, knowing the risk factors pertaining to different areas can be helpful to know what forms and causes are more common in that area (World Health Organization, 2017). | A burn is acquired through contact with the cause of the heat on the skin or other organs. Burn injuries often occur either in the home or at work and are the cause of the most non-life threatening morbidities to the body. Unlike uncontrollable life threatening injuries burns can be easily preventable through proper protection, knowledge and training. Knowing the forms and causes of heat you can potentially be exposed to is very important to limit the amount of burns people acquire. Also, knowing the risk factors pertaining to different areas can be helpful to know what forms and causes are more common in that area (World Health Organization, 2017). | ||
| - | **Figure 1** - This image shows the common cooking conditions in developing countries. | + | **Figure 1:** This image shows the common cooking conditions in developing countries. |
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| * Chemicals (World Health Organization, 2017) | * Chemicals (World Health Organization, 2017) | ||
| - | **Figure 2** - Image of a mechanic near a heat source. | + | **Figure 2:** Image of a mechanic near a heat source. |
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| Atiyeh et al. (2009) highlight three main strategies that aim to reduce harm from injuries which include education, product design and environmental change, and legislation and regulation. In the strategies figure, strategies to reduce harm from injuries emphasize an active and passive approach. The educational strategy is an active approach focused on the individual (host) to help them avoid injury by modifying their environment to reduce the likelihood of injury. By knowing the environmental risks, it is more likely that preventative behavior will happen in an individual. Passive injury prevention involves product and environment modification. Product modification can be influenced by education the public to ask for safer products, and they can create pressure on authorities to produce prevention legislations (Atiyeh et al.,2009). | Atiyeh et al. (2009) highlight three main strategies that aim to reduce harm from injuries which include education, product design and environmental change, and legislation and regulation. In the strategies figure, strategies to reduce harm from injuries emphasize an active and passive approach. The educational strategy is an active approach focused on the individual (host) to help them avoid injury by modifying their environment to reduce the likelihood of injury. By knowing the environmental risks, it is more likely that preventative behavior will happen in an individual. Passive injury prevention involves product and environment modification. Product modification can be influenced by education the public to ask for safer products, and they can create pressure on authorities to produce prevention legislations (Atiyeh et al.,2009). | ||
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| - | **Figure 11** – Strategies to reduce harm from injury. | + | **Figure 11:** Strategies to reduce harm from injury. |
| **Home Prevention Strategies** | **Home Prevention Strategies** | ||
