Chapter 27

an injury resulting from an unexpected event, or accident.

• Accident Chain

• Unintentional Injury

• Smoke Alarm

sequence of events

that leads to an unintentional injury.

• Unintentional Injury

• Heat Exhaustion

• Accident Chain

an alarm that is triggered by the presence of smoke.

• Hypothermia

• Fire Extinguisher

• Smoke Alarm

a portable device that puts out small fires by ejecting fire-extinguishing chemicals.

• Accident Chain

• Fire Extinguisher

• Road Rage

the agency in the federal government that is responsible for promoting safe and healthful conditions in the workplace.

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Graduated Drivers License

• Vehicular Safety

overheating of the body that results in cold, clammy skin and symptoms of shock.

• Hypothermia

• Heat Exhaustion

• Defensive Driver

condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously low

• Heat Exhaustion

• Hypothermia

• Severe Weather

obeying the rules of the road, as well as using or exercising common sense and good

judgment.

• Road Rage

• Vehicular Safety

• Defensive Driver

licensing program that gradually increases a new driver’s driving privileges over time as experience and skill are gained

• Graduated Drivers License

• Emergency Survival Kit

• Defensive Driver

practice of endangering drivers by using a vehicle as a weapon

• Road Rage

• Vehicular Safety

• Defensive Driver