Think of an injury event, and determine prevention strategies for each of the three phases: pre-event, event, and post-event


Pre-event: preventing the event of incident before it happens
Example: speed control
Event: preventing injury while the event is happening
Example: adequate child restraint and safety, belts, and airbags
Post-event: minimizing adverse results after the event has occurred
Example: crash detection systems that notify EMS

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