Primary" prevention of workplace injuries ______________
A. Emphasizes early identification and intervention of workers and risk factors
B. Helps protect healthy workers against targeted conditions
C. Occurs after a worker suffers nonreversible injury, illness or disease
D. Is not addressed by occupational therapists
ANS: B
Prevention can take on three forms: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary prevention aims to identify risk factors early and prevent general problems. Secondary prevention does this also, with the added proviso to identify and treat workers with mild symptoms and to minimize and reverse any medical problems that might be arising. Tertiary includes treatment of a condition and prevention of it reoccurring.
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