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Injury and Safety 2.5

Reduce unintentional injury through the continued development of the Center for Childhood Safety

  • In planning phase for a coordinated approach towards unintentional injury prevention across 7 mechanisms of injury: Suffocation, Poisoning, Falls, Sports Injuries, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Fires/Burns, and Drowning. 

  • Safe to Sleep Program (hospital wide)

  • Established programs to aid in safe behaviors including: Sibling safe sleep, BLAST program (safety training in elementary schools in community), Where’s Baby 

  • Creating Pediatric Resident Injury Prevention rotation 

  • Nursing Practicums and Public Health 

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