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Injury Education & Prevention In the spring of 2006, the Executive Board approved the formation of the Injury Education & Prevention Special Interest Group. The purpose of this SIG is to provide its members with a forum to explore and discuss the current issues related to pediatric injury and injury prevention; to represent NAPNAP at various national injury prevention meetings; and to act as a consulting group to members and the national NAPNAP office regarding information on unintentional injuries, and tactics to prevent these injuries from occurring. The IEP SIG will provide expertise for projects such as the development of Position Statements or tools for anticipatory guidance, and other educational materials; offer advice on pending legislation, and work with legislators; act as Task Force members and/or serve as liaisons to other organizations. As an IEP SIG member, expect to receive communications via our listserver and participate in our discussion forums. You'll also access a directory of members and receive a minimum of two newsletters a year. The newsletters will include current resource and research information to educate pediatric nurse practitioners and the public about the effects of injury prevention strategies on the health and development of children. The dues are currently $20.00 per year. For more information about the Injury, Education and Prevention special Interest Group, please contact: SIG Officers
Bonnie Lovette, MS, RN, PNP, Chair
Patty Phillips, RN, MSN, CPN, CPEN, Co-Chair
Email: injuryprevention@napnap.org
Click on the link below to read the article on Making a Splash! (Tips on protecting your water babies) by Bonnie Lovette, in the Ready Set Grow! magazine. (Spring/Summer 2010) Click here: Information for Raising Healthy Children, Ready Set Grow! NAPNAP's Injury Education and Prevention Special Interest Group (IEP SIG) partnered with Children's Hospital Oakland and Kohl's Injury Prevention Program and Riley Hospital for Children Safe Escape Program at IU Health to develop Preparing for Emergencies and Disasters Guide for parents and caregivers. This guide includes checklists such as a Quick Evacuation Preparedness Checklist, and recommended items for an Emergency Evacuation Kit for Children with Special Needs, a Family Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Kit, and a First Aid Kit. To view and down the Guide, Click here. *New*Click here to view a video of IEP SIG Chair Bonnie Lovette addressing car safety and children. Pediatric Injury Prevention Resources for the Health Care Professional - If you are interested in ordering this free anticipatory guidance, please send your order to Lucretia Karten at lkarten@napnap.org. In your email, please include your name, address, email address, and how many packs you want to order. This guide can be ordered in packs of 25 or 50.
OUCH the Children's Hospital/OaklandKohl's Injury Prevention Program Text Campaign
The OUCH Campaign has been accepted at the "Best Practice" tool by the IEP SIG. This informational tool was developed to educate parents/caretakers of children on how to keep their children healthy and safe. OUCH provides families with helpful and timely health and safety tips on their cell phone an average of twice a month when they “opt in” to the service by texting "OUCH" to 30644. The campaign is in English and Spanish.
It is an individual's choice to subscribe by taking the initiative and a specific action themselves on their own cell phone of "opting in". If subscribers wishes to unsubscribe, they just text "stop" to 30644. Text rates apply and this message is sent approximately every 3 messages.
Articles of Interest
Window Safety Devices
Mikki Meadows-Oliver, Ph-D
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
May/June 2010;Vol. 24, No 3, pp. 199-202 Safe Transportation for Children with Special Needs
Lovette B
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
September 2008 Vol. 22, No 5, pp. 323-328 Back-up Detection Devices: What Do We All Need to Know? Dangerous Blind Zones
Lovette B
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
March 2007; Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 123-128 A Review of Current Technology in Child Safety Seats for Infants
Daniels WL
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
November 2006, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 419-423 A Guide to Personal Flotation Devices and Basic Open Water Safety for Pediatric Health Care Practitioners
Yuma P, Carroll J, Morgan M
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
May 2006, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 214-218 Booster Seats: Protecting the Forgotten Child
Yuma PJ, Maldonado, M
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
March 2006, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 137-140 All-terrain Vehicles and Children: History, Injury Burden, and Prevention Strategies
Yuma PJ, Maxson RT, Brown D
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
January 2006, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 67-70
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