NSG 4405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Intimate Partner Violence, Smoke Inhalation, Elder Abuse
Document Summary
Acquaintance violence = violence between individuals who know each other. Alcohol impaired driving = driving with a blood alcohol level at 0. 08 or above, and laws have been enacted that make it illegal to drive impaired. Collective violence = occurs when large group of people engage in violent behavior and covers various types of violent acts. Community violence = occurs in the context of the community and includes acquaintance and stranger violence. Emotional neglect = omission of caring, nurturing, and acceptance. Family violence = includes intimate partner violence, child abuse/maltreatment, and elder abuse. Fire-related injury = includes burns, smoke inhalation, or any other injury sustained as the result of a re such as falls or laceration. Haddon matrix = incorporates agent, host and environment to determine injury risk. Injury = damage or harm hone to or suffered by a person or thing.
