After Work Can Be Just As Dangerous
As with the before work accidents, after work can be just as dangerous. Again people are tiered but in a different way to the waking up part of the day. In the morning the body has rested and just needs a few minuets to come round and face the day, after work the body needs to rest because it has been facing the day for eight hours of more.
We need to keep our bodies energized throughout the day in order to carry on as normal. It’s when we don’t do this that problems can occur. It doesn’t matter if we walk home, get the bus or drive, the journey home can be a hazardous one just because we are tiered.
Tripping over the steps out side of work or the steps onto the bus could be the place of injury. Driving a car home after a long and exhausting day in the dark during winter could be a massive strain on the mind and body. Rush hour on the roads is a risky time because so many people feel the same and just want to get home as soon as they can. Road rage is more likely and this in itself can cause people to get hurt.
When you do get home there are stresses there too and after a hard day at work, dealing with the kids, the husband and the dog can just be too much. Its not always going to be a fall or a trip that gives you reason for time off work, it could be due to stress and anxiety.
Although these types of complaints may not be considered an injury or an accident they are just that. When we suffer stress, anxiety or depression the brain stops working correctly. Its like over loading a circuit board, at some point it will go bang and small parts become broken and require fixing before they can resume normal function.
The brain uses neurons to move messages, feelings and thoughts around, when the brain is over loaded it to will suffer a break down between the neuron transmitters and therefore, communication becomes fuzzy and the person feels unable to cope. These conditions are then treated with medication and relaxing time so the damage can be repaired.
As with the morning accidents, the after work injuries can be the same. People falling on the stairs, burning themselves with hot water, on the oven are common due to being tiered. People will appear generally clumsy due to being tiered.
Make sure you eat well and regularly to reduce the risk of silly minute mistakes that could cause serious consequence and the day should run smooth most of the time.
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