influenza the flu is a disease that primarily affects people s airways and lungs it is caused by influenza viruses that easily spread from person to person each flu season several different flu viruses spreadflu can be very serious forinfants and children especially under 2 years of agepregnant women people with diabetes people with asthmat is caused by influenza viruses that easily spread from person to person each flu season several different flu viruses spread flu can be very serious for infants and children especially under 2 years of age pregnant women people with diabetes people with asthma
Traumatic injury is a term which refers to physical injuries of sudden onset and severity which require immediate medical attention. The insult may cause systemic shock called âshock traumaâ, and may require immediate resuscitation and interventions to save life and limb.
Association [APA], 2000) specifically defines a trauma as. direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death. or serious injury, or other threat to oneâs physical integrity; or witnessing an. event that involves death, injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of another. person; or learning about unexpected or violent death, serious harm, or threat. of death or injury experienced by a family member or other close associate. (Criterion A1).