INJURY PREVENTION

Injury Prevention

PREVENTABLE INJURIES ARE THE #1 KILLER OF CHILDREN IN THE U.S.

Every year, 8,000 families lose a child because of a preventable injury. When a child dies, the lives of families are changed forever.

Injury Prevention is a vital part of a Level I Trauma Center. In a Pediatric Trauma Program this means identifying the most frequent injuries among the pediatric population and developing programs to address these top injurie.

Programs can focus on preventing injury through education and enforcement as well as making environmental modification to prevent further injury when an accident does occur. This can interventions in the home, when at play and on the road.