An employer offers a limited duty program after an employee has experienced a cumulative trauma injury. Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Assessment
ANS: C
Tertiary prevention includes those interventions aimed at disability limitation and rehabilitation from disease, injury, or disability—limited duty program after injury. Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability. Secondary prevention occurs after a disease process has already begun.
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