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Changing Attitudes: IN THE WATER

Have a Word with Yourself… About Injury Prevention and Water

Written by robertwillis on Wednesday, June 06, 2011 3 Comments

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while or are a B.C. beach bum, you might be familiar with our summer drowning prevention campaign. This year, we’re tweaking what we usually do in order to get people thinking more about their attitudes when it comes to drowning. As in previous years, we’ll be leaving branded flip-flops and beach bags on beaches across B.C., but this time around, we have a new slogan emblazoned on the beach towels we leave behind as a reminder that some people might not be able to reclaim their beach goods if they don’t take precautions in and around the water. This year, our sought-after towels will read, “Before you think only other swimmers drown, have a word with yourself.” Continue Reading…

Tags: BC Hydro, Canadian Red Cross, In the Water, preventable injuries

Are Accidents Accidental?

Written by robertwillis on Tuesday, February 02, 2011 4 Comments

The word “accident” is one I come across a lot when I do research for this blog. By definition, the Oxford online dictionary defines the noun as, “1 an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury: he had an accident at the factory.” If you get into an “accident”, you do so “accidentally”. The good old people at Oxford tell us this adjective means, “1 happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly:
a verdict of accidental death | the damage might have been accidental”. My question in all of this is: Do accidents really happen by chance, or do accidents happen because some preventative measure wasn’t taken to avoid the “accident” in the first place? Continue Reading…

Tags: Accidents, at home, At Place, Freak Accidents, In the Water, On the Road, preventable injuries

Test Your Knowledge

Written by robertwillis on Monday, January 01, 2011 No Comments

I came across some info on the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit website that proved to me that I still have some more to learn about injury prevention in BC. Having bloggd on this topic for over a year now, I thought I knew most of what there is to know about the leading causes of fatal injuries in ourprovince. Well, turns out I’m wrong. If I was a betting man, which I’m not, I’d bet that you’d be as surprised as myself and the people I interviewed for this entry as to what’s killing people in this province. Don’t worry, it’s not all morbid. Once you learn what the most deadly injuries are in BC, you can help avoid them yourself and help others do the same. As you read this, I’d suggest you try to answer the questions yourself to test your knowledge. Please keep in mind that the answers to these questions are the result of injuries. Continue Reading…

Tags: at home, at play, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, Drowning, falls, In the Water, motor vehicle collisions, On the Road, Poisoning, Suffocating, Suicide, Unintentional Poisoning

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