Injury Prevention SIG
The Injury Prevention SIG is a very active group of injury prevention trauma nurses interested in the promotion and advancement of injury prevention. The group currently meets on the fourth Monday of each month. If you are interested in participating, please complete the committee volunteer form.
Resources
- Injury Prevention Resources
- Injury Prevention Online Community: STN Members - Visit the STN Online Community discussion forum on Injury Prevention! Once logged in, click on Communites > All Communites and select "Injury Prevention". Note: your login information is the same as your STN website login credentials.
- “Highway Don’t Care” video from Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban
- Kids & Cars, Keeping children safe
- Kids & Cars, Statistics of children left behind in hot cars
- Hot Cars and Kids, a Deadly Combination
- Injury Prevention at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital
- Senior Lifestyle & Injury Prevention Program (SLIP)
- Injury Prevention SIG Meeting (April 27, 2020): Trauma Awareness Month
Helpful Websites
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Trauma Society
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Centers for Disease Control
- Children's Safety Network
- HealthyPeople.gov
- How-To Playground Safety
- I'm Safe.com
- ImPACT Applications, Inc
- John Hopkins Center for Injury Research & Policy
- MaineHealth - Partnership for Healthy Aging
- National Child Passenger Safety Board
- National Fire Protection Association
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Institutes of Health
- National Organization for Youth Safety
- National Safety Council
- Pool Safely.gov
- Pool Safety: How To Stay Safe In The Swimming Pool
- Safe Communities
- Safe Communities America
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- Safe States Alliance
- Stop Sports Injuries
- Traffic Safety Marketing from NHTSA
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- US Department of Transportation
- World Health Organization
- Zero Fatalities