Common Causes of Death Across Different Age Groups

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What are the most common causes of death for young adults mentioned in the text?

  • Drowning, fires, burns, and firearms (correct)
  • Motor vehicle accidents, falls, fires, and poisonings
  • Excessive sun radiation, workplace injuries, fires, and burns
  • Suicide, cancer, drowning, and firearm accidents

What safety measures are recommended for young adults in the text?

  • Make stairways well lighted, discuss avoiding excessive sun radiation, encourage seeking counseling
  • Keep all machines and tools in good working condition at work and at home, encourage the client to keep as active as possible, assist the client to have a home hazard appraisal
  • Equip bathrooms with hand grasps, test smoke detectors regularly, encourage regular vision and hearing tests
  • Reinforce motor vehicle safety, repair potential fire hazards, reinforce water safety (correct)

What are the most common causes of death for middle-aged adults according to the text?

  • Excessive sun radiation, broken bones, reflexes
  • Suicide, cancer, drowning, workplace injuries
  • Motor vehicle accidents, falls, fires, poisonings (correct)
  • Decreased reaction times, visual acuity, drowning, firearms

What safety measures are recommended for middle-aged adults based on the text?

<p>Reinforce motor vehicle safety, make stairways well lighted, equip bathrooms with hand grasps (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is accident prevention a major concern for older adults according to the text?

<p>Slowed reflexes and vision limitations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What actions should be encouraged for accident prevention in older adults based on the text?

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