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Okanogan County SAFE KIDSOkanogan County SAFE KIDS

Overview• Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of

organizations whose mission is to prevent unintentional childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.

• More than 450 coalitions in 16 countries bring together health and safety experts and educators to protect families.


Member CountriesAustria Canada

Germany

Japan

Philippines

New Zealand South Africa

Uganda

United Arab EmiratesUnited States

Vietnam

Australia

Brazil China

Korea

Israel


Grassroots StrengthMore than 600 SAFE KIDS coalitions and chapters in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico


Washington State Coalitions•One State Coalition, 11 National Coalitions, 4 State Chapters


Injury Types• There are also two

types of injury.– Unintentional:

resulting from an accident

– Intentional: resulting from assault, abuse, or suicide


Injury Mechanisms

• Injuries are caused by two different mechanisms.– Exposure to energy: either through a direct

energy source, like heat or electricity, or through the energy created by a crash or a fall

– Absence of essentials for life: such as heat or oxygen, as in the case of drowning


Preventing Unintentional Childhood Injury

• In the US, unintentional injury is the number one cause of death among children ages 14 and under.

• More children die from unintentional injury than from cancer, heart disease, and birth defects.

• 1 out of every 5 US children will need medical attention for an unintentional injury this year.


Source: CDC/NCHS/NVSS, 1998


Source: CDC/NCHS/NVSS, 1998

More than 60% of unintentional injury deaths result from motor vehicle injuries, drowning and pedestrian injuries.


Leading Causes of Unintentional Injuries Resulting in HOSPITAL VISITS by Children 14 and under

• Falls• “Struck by and against”• Overexertion• Injuries where a child is

cut or pierced• Bites or stings


Safe Kids Risk Areas• Motor vehicle occupant injury• Drowning, including near-drowning• Pedestrian injury• Airway obstruction injury (suffocation, strangulation and

choking)• Fires and burns• Bicycle-related injuries• Unintentional firearm injuries• Falls• Poisoning• Sports and recreation-related injury


Why Are Children Injured

• Their bodies are smaller and more fragile

• Their state of cognitive development

• Their motor coordination and reflexes

• Their limited life experience


Which Children are at Risk?

• Males, who are injured more often than females

• Native American and African-American children, who generally have the highest death rates from unintentional injury (Asian-Americans have the lowest)

• Children from economically disadvantaged families


Age as a Factor• Under age 1 =

airway obstruction is the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death

• 1 – 4 = drowning

• 5 – 14 = motor vehicle occupant injuries


Factors that influence injury occurrence

• Host – the characteristics of the person who is injured (e.g. the child)

• Agent – the means by which the injury takes place (e.g. the plastic bag that denies oxygen to the child)

• Environment – the setting within which the injury occurs (e.g. the presence of an open and unbarred window through which a child can fall)


Injury Control

• Prevention

• Acute Care

• Rehabilitation


Prevention• This problem does have a solution, it is

PREVENTION.

• Injuries are NOT random. They occur in predictable patterns, many of which are based on the child’s age, sex, the time of day, and season of year.


Make it a Safe Kids summer!• Summer is the most dangerous time of

year for kids.

• Children will be rushed to emergency rooms nearly 3 million times this summer. Don’t let your child be one of them!

• “Trauma Season” = May to Aug


Summer Focuses

• Ride Safe

• Swim Safe

• Wheel Safe

• Walk Safe

• Play Safe


Ride Safe• I make sure that all my kids have their own

child safety seat or safety belt that’s appropriate for their age and size, and that they sit in a back seat.

• I study both my vehicle owner and car seat manuals carefully.


Swim Safe• I always supervise young children near

water, including pools, spas, toilets, bathtubs and buckets.

• We wear personal floatation devices when out on boats, near open bodies of water or participating in water sports.


Water Safety Checklist• Never leave children

alone near water• Tell children never to run,

push, or jump on others around water

• Learn infant and child CPR

• Children should always wear US Coast Guard approved life jackets

• Inflatable inner tubes and “water wings” are not safety devices

• Keep toilet lids down• Keep doors to bathrooms

and laundry rooms closed• Children in baby bath

seats and rings must be within arm’s reach every second

• Teach children to swim after age 4

• Make sure children swim within designated swimming areas of rivers, lakes, and oceans


Wheel Safe• My kids wear properly fitting helmets and

other protective gear every time they ride their bikes, scooters, in-line skates or skateboards.

• My children know the rules of the road and obey all traffic laws.


Walk Safe• I never let children under age 10 cross the

street alone.

• My kids wear reflective materials and carry a flashlight when it’s dark, at dawn and at dusk.


Play Safe• I supervise my children at playgrounds

and make sure there is a safe surface such as mulch, gravel, rubber or fine sand.

• My kids always wear the right, properly fitted protective gear when they practice and play team sports.


The SolutionA Comprehensive Approach to Injury Prevention

• Education—We increase knowledge and change behavior with consumer communications, media campaigns, retail promotions and community-based activities.

• Empowerment—We empower parents and communities to take responsibility for their children’s safety by fueling a nationalgrassroots network.

• Environment—We increase the quality of children’s lives by enhancing design, development and distribution of safety products, and by improving the environment where children live and play.

• Enactment—We work to pass, strengthen and enforce laws, and encourage the development of voluntary safety standards and

guidelines to protect children.

• Evaluation—We determine the most effective behavior-changing strategies and programs through research, data collection and

surveillance.


Making a Difference!Decline in the Child Injury Death Rate Since the Safe Kids Campaign Launch in 1987

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Source: CDC/NCHS/NVSS, 1999*Note: Injury Coding Changes Occurred between 1998 and 1999


• Injury is the leading cause of medical spending for children ages 5-14.

• Annual lifetime cost of child injury is nearly $157 billion, which includes $5 billion in direct medical costs, $3.3 billion in future earnings lost and $148 billion in lost quality of life.

Economic Impact


• Every $1 spent on a child safety seat saves $32 in direct medical costs and other costs to society

• Every $1 spent on a bicycle helmet saves $30 in direct medical costs and other costs to society

• Every $1 spent on a smoke alarm saves $69 in fire-related costs

Economic Impact (cont.)


• United States Fire Administration

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Partnerships with Federal Agencies


http://www.usfa.fema.gov/index.cfm



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