A) 90,000 B) 100,000 C) 115,000 D) 130,000 Answer: C Page: 399 25. Which of the following BEST illustrates an unintentional injury? A) A ski racer misses a turn and breaks a leg. B) A suicide attempt results in a nonfatal wound. C) A punch aimed at the jaw hits the eye instead. D) Two children receive bruises from a playground fight. Answer: A Page: 399 26. In hopes of preventing accidents and personal assaults at your dorm or home, it is recommended that you do all of the following EXCEPT A) install smoke and or heat detectors. B) give out personal information to phone solicitors. C) use initials for your first names on your mailboxes. D) install a peephole in your door. Answer: B Pages: 397, 402 27. Most boating fatalities might be avoided with the proper use of A) alcohol. B) helmets. C) life jackets. D) radio communications. Answer: C Page: 402 28. In what proportion of boating accidents is drunkenness a factor? A) more than half B) one out of three C) one out of four D) one out of five Answer: A Page: 402 29. The cause of the greatest number of unintentional injury deaths in the is A) falls. B) poisonings. C) motor vehicle accidents. D) drownings. Answer: C Page: 399 30. Those at greatest risk of becoming victims of a fatal traffic accident are A) small children.
A) 90,000 B) 100,000 C) 115,000 D) 130,000 Answer: C Page: 399 25. Which of the following BEST illustrates an unintentional injury? A) A ski racer misses a turn and breaks a leg. B) A suicide attempt results in a nonfatal wound. C) A punch aimed at the jaw hits the eye instead. D) Two children receive bruises from a playground fight. Answer: A Page: 399 26. In hopes of preventing accidents and personal assaults at your dorm or home, it is recommended that you do all of the following EXCEPT A) install smoke and or heat detectors. B) give out personal information to phone solicitors. C) use initials for your first names on your mailboxes. D) install a peephole in your door. Answer: B Pages: 397, 402 27. Most boating fatalities might be avoided with the proper use of A) alcohol. B) helmets. C) life jackets. D) radio communications. Answer: C Page: 402 28. In what proportion of boating accidents is drunkenness a factor? A) more than half B) one out of three C) one out of four D) one out of five Answer: A Page: 402 29. The cause of the greatest number of unintentional injury deaths in the is A) falls. B) poisonings. C) motor vehicle accidents. D) drownings. Answer: C Page: 399 30. Those at greatest risk of becoming victims of a fatal traffic accident are A) small children.
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