University of Chicago
Children's Hospital
SAVE THE DATE:
Injury Prevention Safety Fair
August 28, 2008
1pm-5pm
Injury Prevention Consortium
Injury is a major cause of emergency department visits, hospitalization, long term disability, and the leading cause of death of children greater than 1 year of age. Injuries are largely preventable. The cost of injury has been conservatively estimated at more than $7.5 billion annually. It is also the leading cause of medical spending in school age children. Children most at risk for these unintentional injuries are those less than 6 years old, from low income households, live in substandard housing and are members of a racial/ethnic minority group. Injury prevention education and safety products can decrease overall medical spending for injuries.
The University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department treats approximately 36,000 children a year. Seventy percent of our patients rely on federal or state aid for health care. At least twenty-five percent of patient visits involve treating injuries and/or answering parents’ questions regarding injuries and injury prevention. The Injury Prevention Consortium provides injury prevention education and supplies to the families that are seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
LINKS Consumer Product Safety Commission: Official Federal Agency website, incl. recalls, reports, alerts. Injury Free Coalition for Kids |
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