Subject 'Accident prevention'

Year:   2018/2019    2019/2020    

During the lectures and seminars students will deal with the prevention program in the area of unintentional accidents:
• Main glossary
• Accident statistics and databases
• Accident mechanism in the field of fire, water and traffic
• Prevention strategies and program planning. Effective policies and interventions in the field of fire, water and traffic
• Risk groups in the field of fire, water and traffic accidents
• The main aspects of social marketing
• Target group teaching.(Prevention, reaction, prepare and persuade messages for different target groups)
• Target group consulting

The objective of the subject is to provide the students with the knowledge of preventing unintentional injuries.

1. Progress in preventing injuries in the WHO European Region (2008) http://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/progress-in-preventing-injuries-in-the-who-european-region-2008
2. Runyan, C., W. 1998. Using the Haddon matrix: introducing the third dimension. Injury Prevention, 4, 302–307
3. Kotler, P., Lee, R., N. 2008. Social marketing: influencing behaviors for good. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publications
4. Gielen AC, Shields W, Frattaroli S, et al. Enhancing Fire Department Home Visiting Programs: Results of a Community Intervention Trial. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2013;34(4):e250-e256. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182685b3a.
5. Chavez AA, Duzinski SV, Wheeler T, Lawson KA. Teaching safety at a summer camp: evaluation of a fire safety curriculum in an urban community settinkg. Burns. 2014 Sep;40(6):1172-8. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.12.006. Epub 2014 Jan 9.
6. Assailly JP , Road safety education: What works?. Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Nov 2. pii: S0738-3991(15)30098-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.10.017.
7. Inman DD, van Bakergem KM, Larosa AC, Garr DR. Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs for Schools and Communities. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Feb;40(2):207-19. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.10.031.

2019: Vabaained*  

2018: Vabaained*  

* Optional subject