JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 The Moment A Newsletter for Supporters and Friends of the Injury Prevention Center It Only Takes a Moment... In Every Issue It Only Takes a Moment... Partners in Prevention New Resources Calendar of Events ••••• In This Issue Home Safety Drop-Side Crib Ban, Safety Baby Showers: New Location and Information Sessions SIPP Staff Offers Prevention Resources Motor Vehicle Safety Drive Smart Challenge Kicks Off New Semester, Teens and Parents Learn About Safe Driving at Hands-On Event ••••• Mark Your Calendar FEBRUARY 23-25 APRIL 20-22 MAY TBD CPS Certification Class Searcy, AR (501) 364-2478 CPS Certification Class Newport, AR (501) 364-2478 CPS Certification Class Hope, AR (501) 364-2478 ONGOING Safety Baby Shower Information Sessions Getting Ready for Baby: Safety Baby Shower Logistics Spring 2011 Special Delivery: Training of Trainers for Safety Baby Showers For more information, contact Alison Rose at [email protected] or (501) 364-3414. This year’s National Burn Awareness Week, taking place Feb. 6-12, focuses on scald prevention. A scald is a burn from hot liquid or steam. Sixty percent of all scald injuries happen to children ages 0-4. Help prevent scalds in your home by following the tips below. In the Kitchen: • Keep children at least three feet from hot appliances, pots, pans, or food. • Avoid using tablecloths, runners, or anything a child can pull on and cause hot food to spill. • When cooking, use back burners and keep pot handles turned toward the back of the stove. • Never hold a child when cooking or carrying something hot. • Test and stir all food before serving children to make sure it is cool enough to eat. • Watch children closely when they are in or near the kitchen. In the Bathroom: • Set your hot water heater thermostat to 120 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. • Test the bath water with your elbow or a bath water thermometer before bathing children. • Watch kids closely when they are in or near the bath. Keep a hand on infants at all times. Visit www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-spotlight/Burn-awareness-week to learn more about scald prevention and National Burn Awareness Week. Source: Safe Kids Spring 2011 ••••• Child passenger safety seat checks occur EVERY WEDNESDAY at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. For more information or to schedule an appointment call (501) 364-3370. Partners in Prevention ADOLESCENT MEDICINE AT ACH The Injury Prevention Center would like to recognize the adolescent medicine faculty and staff at Arkansas Children’s Hospital as a Partner in Prevention for their work with sports-related traumatic brain injuries. They recently were rewarded a Blue and You Foundation grant to increase awareness, recognition, and appropriate treatment for these injuries within the formation of the Concussion Clinic at ACH. Their focus on traumatic brain injuries treatment and prevention comes at a time when sports-related concussions are gaining national attention for their severity. Thank you to Dr. Darrell Nesmith, Dr. Brian Hardin, and the rest of the adolescent medicine group for their work in treating and preventing adolescent traumatic brain injuries. For more information on these types of injuries, visit www.cdc.gov/concussion/ or contact the Concussion Clinic at (501) 364-1601. Thank you for supporting the Injury Prevention Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Contact us for more information or to subscribe to The Moment: 1 Children’s Way, Slot 512-26 Little Rock, AR 72202 • (501) 364-3400 or (866) 611-3445 • Fax: (501) 364-3112 • E-mail: [email protected] Home Safety New Resources AT&T Texting and Driving Documentary and NOYS Tool Kit AT&T has released a 10-minute documentary, “The Last Text,” highlighting the dangers of texting and driving as part of its “It Can Wait” campaign. The video is available at www.att.com/gen/press-room? pid=2964 and is intended for use by schools, safety organizations, and government agencies. The National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS) has developed the NOYS Community Viewing Tool Kit as a complement to the documentary. The tool kit features the video, resources for school and community leaders, surveys for teens and adults, and template materials. The tool kit is available at www.noys.org/mydocuments/the_last_text_noys_ community_viewing_toolkit.pdf/. DROP-SIDE CRIBS BANNED Starting in June of this year, the manufacturing and sale of drop-side cribs will be illegal in the United States. This includes the sale of second-hand drop-side cribs online or by consignment shops. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decided on the ban after releasing over 18 recalls involving more than 9 million cribs within the last five years. Drop-side cribs have a tendency to be less structurally sound than fixed-sided cribs, and their hardware is more likely to break or warp under normal use. When the hardware breaks or warps, the drop side can come loose in one or more corners from the crib. A child can become trapped between the loose side and the mattress and suffocate. They can also be strangled in the “V” shape formed by a drop side that comes loose in an upper corner. Day care centers and hotels have two years to replace their drop-side cribs. For more information on the ban, visit the CPSC’s web site devoted to the drop-side crib ban and other crib safety issues – www.cpsc.gov/info/cribs/. The site also has an extensive list of crib recalls and offers information on immobilizer kits. SAFETY BABY SHOWERS NOW IN CHICOT COUNTY Countdown2Drive Safe Kids has launched a new driving program directed at 11-14 year olds and their parents. Countdown2Drive encourages parents and their young teens to start talking about safe, responsible driving before teens get behind the wheel. The program offers talking points for parents and teens, links to local licensing laws, and a driving contract for both parents and teens. Countdown2Drive can be accessed at www.countdown2drive.org/. Safe Kids and You Online Community Safe Kids has created an online community for parents, caregivers, and educators. Members are encouraged to share advice on creating safe environments for kids and to bring attention to current events surrounding unintentional injuries. Visit http://safekidsusa.ning.com to sign up. Text4baby The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) offers a free mobile information service for expectant and new mothers. Pregnant women who sign up for the service receive a weekly message with health information timed with their due date. Once their children are born, the messages continue with advice and tips for raising healthy children. Women may sign up by texting BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411. Learn more by visiting http://text4baby.org/. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is partnering with the UAMS Delta Area Health Education Center/Chicot Memorial Hospital and the Chicot County Health Unit of the Arkansas Department of Health to host Safety Baby Showers in Chicot County beginning in late spring. Shower participants will learn how to keep their babies safe at home and on the go, covering such topics as home safety, safe sleep for infants, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and child passenger safety. BRINGING SAFETY BABY SHOWERS TO YOUR COMMUNITY Interested in learning more about Safety Baby Showers and how to host them in your community? The Injury Prevention Center is holding a series of information sessions for those organizations wishing to learn more about hosting Safety Baby Showers. Sessions will cover these and other topics: • • • • Acquiring necessary financial and human resources Engaging referral sources Delivering shower content Evaluating efforts An information session held in December 2010 is available for viewing online at www.archildrens.org/Services/Injury-Prevention-Center/Resources/ProfessionalResources.aspx/. To be added to the invitation list for future sessions to be held in 2011, please contact Alison Rose at [email protected] or (501) 364-3414. The Moment JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 SIPP Motor Vehicle Safety SIPP STAFF OFFERS INJURY PREVENTION RESOURCES DRIVE SMART CHALLENGE KICKS OFF NEW SEMESTER The IPC has a new in-house partner in injury prevention. Developed with a grant from the Arkansas Department of Health, the Arkansas Statewide Injury Prevention Program (SIPP) will serve as a resource center for trauma centers and emergency medical services around the state. These entities are encouraged to use the SIPP staff for support as they provide prevention services in their communities as part of the state’s trauma system. Professional opportunities for clinical and nonclinical staff connected to injury prevention are also available. The SIPP staff includes: Gary Ragen – SIPP Coordinator Ravina Daphtary – Professional Education Coordinator Megan Frederick-Usoh – Home Safety Analyst Nichetra Magee – Intentional Injury Analyst Lacye Vance – Recreational Safety Analyst Amy Witherow – Motor Vehicle Safety Analyst Six Pulaski County high schools are participating in the Arkansas Drive Smart Challenge this semester. The Challenge is a student designed and led program aimed at increasing seat belt use and decreasing driver cell phone use among high school students. Teams from Teen Driving Coordinator Olivia Wilson works each school will hold a series with teams at a training session held in January. of activities to raise awareness about safe driving with the goal that these behaviors improve by the end of the semester. The schools competing this semester include Little Rock Christian Academy, McClellan High School, Mills High School, Mount St. Mary Academy, Parkview High School, and Pulaski Academy. Funding for the Challenge comes from The Allstate Foundation. To learn more about SIPP and its resources, contact Gary Ragen at [email protected] or (501) 364-3434. To learn more about the Challenge, contact Olivia Wilson at [email protected] or (501) 364-4387. Motor Vehicle Safety TEENS AND PARENTS LEARN ABOUT SAFE DRIVING AT HANDS-ON EVENT The Injury Prevention Center partnered with Russell Chevrolet this January to educate teenagers and their parents on the importance of safer teen driving. The event, held at Russell Chevrolet, focused on using seat belts, limiting nighttime driving, and eliminating distractions while driving, including cell phones and other teen passengers. IPC staff members were on hand to speak to parents and teens about their specific driving concerns. Parents were encouraged to become familiar with the risks and laws associated with teen drivers and were given tips on how to set driving rules within their households. Teens were able to practice their safe driving skills on a closed course and had the chance to win a $50 gas gift card. Parents and teens interested in learning more about teen driving can find the “Drive By the Rules. Keep the Privilege.” program on Facebook or may visit the IPC’s teen driving page at www.archildrens.org/Services/Injury-Prevention-Center/ Motor-Vehicle-Safety/14-years-older.aspx/. For more information about the event, contact Holly Jones Choate at [email protected] or (501) 364-4940. Top: Jonathan Cupples from RADIOS (Racers Against Drag Racing Illegally On the Streets) fits Jonathan Crook from Jacksonville with a neck brace. Right: Miss Teen Metro Raygan Sylvester promotes safe teen driving. 1 Children’s Way, Slot 512-26 Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 364-3400 www.archildrens.org/injury_prevention