Intentional Injuries

INTENTIONAL
INJURY,
PREVENTION, SAFETY
& FIRST AID
4th Quarter in Health
Have you experienced bullying,
whether as the bully or being bullied?
What will you do to protect yourself
from situations or people who might
harm you?
INTRODUCTION
What is injury?
Injury is a damage to the body. It can be a result of an accident or an
intentional act. That is why injuries can be considered intentional
or unintentional.
What are unintentional and intentional injuries?
Intentional Unintentional
• Those resulting from • Those that occur
purposeful acts without the intention to
directed to others or harm.
self. • These cannot be
• These are preventable prevented or not
and controllable. controllable.
• Examples: sexual • Examples: household
harrassment, fighting, fires, drowning,
assault, rape, bullying, vehicular accidents, and
and domestic violence poisoning
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TYPES OF
INTENTIONAL
INJURIES
1. Domestic Violence
• is a pattern of abusive and intimidating
behavior used by one person to control
the other
• occurs in a domestic setting or at home
and the abusive person may be a partner,
parent, caregiver, or a relative (also
called family violence)
• includes physical violence, isolation from
relatives or friends, emotional abuse, and
financial abuse
• victims often suffer not only from physical
injuries, they also suffer psychologically
and emotionally as well
If you’re experiencing this kind of injury at home, you need to
know that the abuse is not your fault and you definitely
don’t deserve it.
If this happens to you, you should talk to someone you trust and
be aware of the emergency services available to use when
necessary. Remember that children who are exposed to
violence at home are at risk of having violent relationships. The
abuse will get worse if you wait for the offenders to change.
2. Bullying
• is an undesired behavior involving a real
or perceived superiority over others
• A way of intimidating or dominating
others by repeatedly doing or saying
things
Why is bullying harmful?

1. Victims can receive physical injury from
their abuse.
2. Young people who bully are at risk of
developing criminal behavior.
3. Peers of victims who are bullied are also
affected by bullying.
CATEGORIES OF BULLYING
Verbal Social
Saying or writing mean things such Also called relational bullying,
as teasing, name-calling, involves hurting someone’s
inappropriate sexual comments, reputation or relationships; includes
taunting, and threatening excluding someone from a group on
purpose, influencing others not to
be friends with someone, spreading
rumors, and public embarrassment
CATEGORIES OF BULLYING
Physical Cyber
Hurting a person’s body or Bullying though electronic
possession; includes hitting, kicking, technology like cellular phones,
pinching, tripping, spitting, shoving, computers and communication tools
taking, or breaking other’s like social media, text messages,
possessions, and making mean or chat, websites, and online forums
rude hand gestures
Forms of Cyber Bullying
1. Flaming – sending angry, rude, or vulgar messages directed at a person/s

privately or via an online group
2. Harassment – repeatedly sending a person offensive messages
3. Cyber stalking – harassment that is highly intimidating or includes threat of harm
4. Denigration (put-downs) – sending or posting harmful, untrue, or cruel statements
about a person to others
5. Masquerading – pretending to be someone else and sending or posting material
that make that person look bad or places that person in potential danger
6. Outing and Trickery – sending or posting material about a person that contains
sensitive, private, or embarrassing information, including forwarding private
messages or images; engaging in tricks to solicit embarrassing information that is
then made public
7. Exclusion – specifically and intentionally excluding a person from an online group,
such as exclusion from an instant messaging buddies/friends/contacts list
STOP
BULLYING
Most often, you feel helpless when
being bullied, but you can take
several measures to stop a person
from bullying you. A bully may
leave you alone if you ignore
his/her threats. If a bully still
continues bothering you, report
him/her to an authority such as a
parent, teacher, school head, or
trusted adult.
3. Stalking
• Is an obsessive pattern of behavior going after someone; makes
someone feel afraid, terrorized, intimidated, and nervous
• The stalker constantly contacts, follows, sends things, and talks to
someone even when they do not want to
The following are some stalking behaviors:
➢ Knowing your schedule and showing up at places you go
➢ Writing letters, emails, and sending pictures and gifts
➢ Repeated calls and SMS/texts
➢ Following and communicating with you on social networking sites
➢ Creating a website about you
➢ Stealing your belongings or damaging your property
➢ Any other actions to contact, harass, track, or frighten you
Someone you know casually, a stranger, past or current friend,
boyfriend, or girlfriend can be stalkers. Stalking behaviors can be part
of an abusive relationship.
You can minimize the danger of
becoming a victim of a stalker by
learning to protect yourself. If you
feel someone is constantly following
you, proceed to a place where there
are people who can help you, Tell
them that you are in need of help. If
possible, request a trusted adult to
accompany you home. If alone at
home, stay inside and lock the doors.
Call parents or trusted adult. Inform
the police and ask them to come to
your home immediately.
4. Extortion
• is an act of getting money,
property, or favors from
other people
• can happen inside and
outside wherein victims
give their money for the
assurance that they will not
be physically hurt
• resistance may result to
injury that is intentionally
done
If somebody is extorting from
you, use your refusal skills to
show that you will not give in
to his/her demands. Make a
stand and clearly tell the
extortionist that you will
report the matter to an adult
if he/she continues extorting
from you.
5. Gang & Youth Violence
• Gangs are a group of people
(such as a band of adolescents)
who often use violence in their
unlawful or antisocial activities
• Acts of violence may arise
because of anger, stress,
prejudice, illegal drugs, and peer
pressure
You can avoid violence or gangs by
staying away from any situation that may
get you involved in their dangerous acts.
If every you are harassed to join such
group, use your refusal skills by saying
no to things that you do not want to be
entangled with. There are many positive
choices that you can join or have in place
of being involved in violent gangs.
Report any incidence of violence or the
existence of violent gangs in your
community to your parents or proper
authorities.
6. Illegal Fraternity-related Violence
• A fraternity is a group of people
associated or formally organized for a
common purpose, interest, or pleasure.
However, there are fraternities that
invoke violence.
• Members are usually accepted by
undergoing harsh initiation rites such
as being beaten with hard objects,
resulting in serious physical injuries
and even death.
• Do not allow anybody to influence you
to engages in dangerous activities.
7. Kidnapping and Abduction
• Kidnapping – a crime by taking away

or forcefully transporting a person,
unlawfully or without consent; usually
done with the intent to get benefits
like ransom, shield, or hostage
• Abduction – when deceit or force is
used in order to take someone away
from home or relatives
• Kidnappers and abductors may
intentionally hurt or injure their
victims just to get what they want.
The following measures can help you avoid being
kidnapped or abducted:
1. If you are alone at home, be sure to keep your doors and windows locked
securely. Never allow anybody you do not know to get in. Call someone
right away if you suspect someone to be intruders.
2. Do not walk alone, especially at night. Avoid dark areas even with a
companion.
3. Tell your parents where you are going. Inform them constantly of your
whereabouts.
4. If confronted by an attacker, get away from him/her in any way you can.
You can apply self-defense skills, such as hitting or kicking the attacker.
Shout loudly for help or fo anything that will attract attention.
8. Acts of Terror
• Is a criminal act which aims to instill
a state of fear in the general public, a
group, or a particular person
• Terrorist groups create terror using
violence, fear and intimidation,
drawing attention of the local
populace, government, and the world
to their cause.
• In the process, people’s lives are at
stake. Their usually result in injuries
and deaths.
9. Suicide
• Act of intentionally killing

oneself, mostly because of
extreme depression or intense
pain.
• This act is usually planned. No

suicide can be considered
unintentional.
10. Sexual abuse and harassment
• Sexual abuse – unwanted non-
consensual sexual activity
where abuser intentionally uses
force, threats, and takes
advantage of the victim
• Sexual harassment – refers to
the uninvited and unwanted
verbal or physical behavior that
pertains to a person’s gender or
sexuality.
Some examples of sexual abuse
• Unwanted kiss or touch
• Unwanted violent/painful sexual activity
• Rape or attempted rape
• Refusal to use methods for birth control (e.g. condoms)
• Sexual contact with a person who is drunk, drugged,
unconscious, or unable to tell a clear “yes” or “no”
• Threatens someone into unwanted sexual activity
• Repeated pressure on someone into having sex or to
perform sex acts
• Repeated sexual insults
Forms of Sexual Abuse
1. Incest – sexual relation between close relatives
2. Molestation – sexual abuse of an adult to a person, either
child or adult, for sexual pleasure or profit. Include child
pornography, prostitution, sodomy, and fondling
3. Rape – sexual assault by penetration without consent or
when the victim is not capable of giving consent
A sexual act may also be considered rape if it involves any of the following:
• At least one of them is a minor which is not old enough to consent
• One of them is not in the right mental and legal capacity to consent
like having mental disability, have been drugged or unconscious
• One of them did not agree to take part of the sexual act where the
perpetrator might use physical force or threat to coerce the victim
Remember the difference
between a good touch
and a bad touch
By being assertive, you can stop a person from
harassing you.
• Make it clear to the person that you
will not allow such untoward
behavior to continue.
• If he/she does not stop harassing
you, report it immediately to a
trusted adult such as a parent,
school authority or community
resources like police departments
• Record each incident that has
happened in a log that includes the
date, time, and names of witnesses.
These information are important
when you lodge a complaints.
Complete the
following
statements…
I understand that…
I have learned that …
I want to know more about…
I know stories about…
WRITTEN WORK
● Almost all students, like you, have a

facebook account. Do you observe posts
and/or comments on your account that
manifest cyberbullying? Why do you
consider them as forms of cyberbullying?
State ways on how you can stop/avoid
cyberbullying.
Thanks for
listening!

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INTENTIONAL

Why is bullying harmful?

1. Flaming – sending angry, rude, or vulgar messages directed at a person/s

• Kidnapping – a crime by taking away

• Act of intentionally killing

• This act is usually planned. No

● Almost all students, like you, have a

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