Injury Prevention
INJURY PREVENTION
The Injury and Violence Prevention Program works with the Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System. Injury Prevention is the first component of the EMS/Trauma System.
The office manages performance based contracts with the eight EMS/Trauma regions to provide injury prevention programs and activities at the regional and local levels.
Those prevention efforts are based on, among other indicators; injury fatality, injury hospitalization and trauma registry data; gaps in prevention services; availability of evidence-based interventions; and strength of community readiness to implement a program. Impaired driving prevention and other traffic safety concerns are a major priority of EMS/Trauma prevention efforts.
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Injury Prevention: What Works?
2010 Summary of Cost-Outcome Analysis for Injury Prevention Programs
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BREAKING NEWS FROM CPS -- SAFETY RESTRAINT COALITION
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MISSING SCREW/NUT ON SPECIFIC CONVERTIBLE CAR SEATS
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Information provided by NHTSA, geared toward young drivers:
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Guidelines for:
Bike Helmets: Quick-Fit Check * English
Bike Helmets: Quick-Fit Check * Spanish
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Winter Fire Safety Tips
The United States Fire Administration, National Fire Protection Association, and Washington State Department of Health recommends these safety tips to prevent winter home fires:
- Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, boiling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period, turn off the stove.
- Space heaters need space; keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from each heater.
- Check electrical cords often and replace cracked or damaged electrical or extension cords. Do not try to repair them. Do not put any furniture, chairs, or heavy things on cords.
- Never use your oven or stovetop to heat your home. They are not meant for this purpose and can be a fire hazard. Also, carbon monoxide (CO) gas from natural gas, propane, and other fuels can kill people and pets.
- Do not put your live or cut Christmas tree up too early or leave it up for longer than two weeks. Keep the tree stand filled with water at all times.
- Avoid using lighted candles. If you must use candles, place them in sturdy candleholders that won’t burn. Put them in places that pets will not knock them over. Extinguish them before going to sleep or when you leave.
- If you smoke, use only fire-safe cigarettes and smoke outside. Make sure they are out and not smoldering when you are done.
Winter fires are preventable. Everyone should find out what they need to know to prevent a tragedy and have a safe winter season.
For more information about the causes of winter fires, winter storm fire safety, holiday fire safety, and tips that will help prevent fires in the home, visit the USFA website at www.usfa.fema.gov/winterand the NFPA website at www.nfpa.org/winter.
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Magnet Ingestion on the rise in Children and Youth!
View details on this dangerous occurrence...
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LOK-IT-UP!
Keep children safe from accidental injury or death due to unsecured firearms
Explore the various safety options for firearm locking devices...
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* Children's Safety Network *
CSN eNewsletter serves as a forum for sharing information about child and adolescent injury and violence prevention. We provide weekly listings of events, journal articles, and reports on specific injury-related topics; and periodic news on a variety of injury prevention issues.
Link to Childrens Safety Network eNewsletter
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H.E.R.E.
HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCE EXCHANGE
An online clearinghouse of public health education and health promotion materials, projects, people, events, and resources in the State of Washington. H.E.R.E. is designed for people who perform population-based health promotion activities in a variety of settings, primarily state and local health departments, community organizations, clinics, hospitals, and schools.
Link H.E.R.E for the current newsletter
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For a complete list and information regarding injury prevention programs and activities offered in the North Central Region, please contact Linette Gahringer, Injury Prevention Coordinator at 509.664.4032