15 December - Injury Prevention Day

Every year in December the Republic of Belarus celebrates Injury Prevention Day..

Injuries to the population – одна из важнейших проблем общественного здоровья и здравоохранения, the relevance of which is determined not only by medical, and also socio-economic aspects, which are caused by the consequences of injuries, often permanent loss of ability to work and even disability, as well as a high mortality rate from external causes.

Depending on the nature of the injured tissue, injuries are distinguished: cutaneous (bruises, wounds); subcutaneous (torn ligaments, bone fractures, etc.); cavitary (bruises, hemorrhages, chest wounds, life, joints).

Injuries may occur: single (eg, fracture of any bone); multiple (several fractures); combined (bone fractures with damage to internal organs); combined (bone fracture and, eg, frostbite or burns, etc.).

Injuries to tissues and organs occur: open (with violation of the integrity of the skin and mucous membranes); closed (without damaging the outer skin).

Depending on the location of injury, there are several types of injuries.: industrial – промышленный, agricultural; non-productive – дорожно-транспортный, street, domestic, sports, military; children's injury – выделяется в отдельную категорию.

What can help reduce injury rates??

firstly, security, compliance with safety rules and increased penalties for violating them;

Secondly, first aid skills, promoting healthy and safe lifestyles among the general population.

Меры предупреждения industrial injuries сводятся к устранению непосредственных или способствующих причин его возникновения: maximum mechanization and automation of technological processes, aimed at eliminating manual operations and minimizing intersecting cargo flows, manual carrying of products, lifting loads, etc.; moving and rotating parts of machines and units, as well as places of possible contact with hot surfaces, caustic liquids and other substances must be protected.

Domestic injuries включают несчастные случаи, arising out of connection with the victim’s production activities - in the house, apartment, in the yard etc. The leading cause of these injuries is household work—cooking., cleaning and repair of premises, etc.. d.

Prevention of household injuries includes: improvement of living conditions; widespread anti-alcohol propaganda; rational organization of leisure; purposeful work to create a healthy lifestyle.

Road transport являются травмы, caused by various types of vehicles during their use (movement) in cases, victims not related to production activities, regardless of whether the victim was in the vehicle at the time of the incident (driver, passenger) or outside it (a pedestrian). Experts recognize negligence in following traffic rules as the main cause of death and injury to people on the roads..

Prevention of winter injuries:

Be careful and careful during icy conditions!

To avoid danger: walk slowly; look carefully at your feet; stay away from unimproved streets and avoid slippery areas; you go there, where the sidewalks are covered with sand; girls should forget about tall hair during icy conditions, thin heels.

Remember! You cannot use the first ice for skating - young ice is thin, fragile and cannot withstand the weight of a person! And in places where branches freeze, boards and other items, the ice is even weaker. It is necessary to avoid places close to ice holes, discharges of warm water from industrial enterprises, fishing hole.

It's much easier to prevent injury, how to ensure restoration of your health.