A Newsletter for Supporters and Friends of the Injury Prevention CenterThe Moment

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It Only Takes a Moment...ThIs MOnTh, The IPC Is Pleased TO hIghlIghT several new InITIaTIves TO reduCe The

burden Of PrevenTable InjurIes On ChIldren’s healTh In arkansas

In This Issue:Gun Safety – An emerging topic at the IPC

Partners in Prevention –Franklin Elementary School and the IPC

Teen Driving Safety – Several safety events across the state

Child Passenger Safety – Current trends with car seats and CPS Techs

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Mark Your CalendarSEPTEMbEr24th National Seat Check Saturday (ACH) Little rock, Ar For more information call (501) 364-2478

27th Safety baby Shower Little rock, Ar For more information call (501) 364-3414

oCTobEr1st Teen Driving roadeo McLarty Honda Little rock, Ar For more information call (501) 364-3392

For upcoming car seat events & classes contact 501-364-2478

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safe storage of gunsFirearm-related injuries are among the five leading causes of death for Americans and significantly contribute to the second leading cause of death to children ages 10-14 (suicide) and the second and third leading causes of death to children ages 15-19 (suicide and homicide). (CDC, 2016) Data from the Trauma registry at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) shows a total of 241 admissions due to gun-related injuries from 2009 – 2015, 65% of which were due to handguns. Ages 10 – 19 account for 67% of admissions, although five of the eight children who died in Arkansas between July 2015 – June 2016 were younger than 10 years of age with the youngest being 18 months old.

one in every five homes with children under 18 years store loaded firearms and over one-third of homes store firearms unlocked. (Johnson, et al., 2006) The presence of unlocked, loaded firearms in homes with children is also higher in the South, and Arkansas has the third highest rate of unsafely stored guns. (okoro, et al., 2015) The American Academy of Pediatrics policy on firearms safety notes that the safest home is one in which there is not a firearm, but also endorses parental counseling on safer storage behaviors paired with the distribution of cable locks, in its recommendations. (Dowd, et al., 2012)

The Injury Prevention Center (IPC) and collaborators are working together to better understand parental knowledge, attitudes and beliefs to support the development of effective messaging and interventions that lead to restricting unsupervised access to firearms by children and teens. A multidisciplinary hospital team and the Arkansas Department of Health has been assembled to begin looking at this under-addressed need.

a Cross-sectional study of emergency department visits by Children after all-Terrain vehicle Crashes, Motor vehicle Crashes, and sports activities.Nabaweesi r, robbins JM, Goudie A, onukwube JI, bowman SM, Aitken ME.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print]

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Partners in Prevention

Check up event in Stuttgart

Initial tasks include: gathering and analyzing existing literature and program information; forming ideas for firearm safe storage campaigns; collaborating with internal and external groups; securing funding; and contributing to existing knowledge and prevention efforts with the primary aim of increasing the safe storage of firearms in homes with children and teens. over the next couple of months, the team will be expanding to include community-based partners who conduct gun safety education.

Dr. Mary E. Aitken, principal investigator for this area of study and Medical Director of the IPC, received funding from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Children’s University Medical Group Fund Grant Program and the Arkansas Children’s research Institute that will support focus groups with parents who have guns in homes to better understand and direct our prevention efforts. The focus groups will be conducted in Arkansas and three other Southern states in collaboration with local sites of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids.

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Franklin Elementary School is located in Little rock on the corner of 18th and Harrison streets. It was named after benjamin Franklin and is currently a part of the Central Little rock Promise Neighborhood revitalization effort. Franklin is one of five schools within this neighborhood renewal project. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a member of the coalition formed to guide activities within this project. ACH, like all other coalition organizations, are located in the same geographic area as the ‘Promise Neighborhood.’ The goal of the ‘Neighborhood’ project is improving educational and socioeconomic opportunities for children, families and other residents of the neighborhood. Late in 2014, ACH established a school-based health center to help meet these goals. by the summer of the following year, the Injury Prevention Center (IPC) had joined ACH in promoting injury prevention among the school population. Since committing to the school and the clinic, the IPC has assisted with bike safety presentations and helmet distribution, summer safety and motor vehicle safety. Towards the end of the 2015-16 school year, the IPC had the opportunity to host a staff meeting at the betty M. Lowe Family resource Center and Safety Zone for Franklin staff members. recently, the IPC attended the 2016-17 school year registration days (August 1st and 2nd) at Franklin to offer car seat checks to parents and caregivers of the student population. A total of 10 seats were checked and 8 seats were distributed at this event.

franklin elementary school

IPC staff helped train 52 men from five different fraternities on the subject of safe sleep. The goal is for these men to increase awareness in the African American community about infant mortality and share best practice prevention methods, especially breastfeeding. These men will pass this information to other men through typical “guy hangout” events (e.g. sports tailgate parties). The immediate objective is to for chapters to host a tailgate for at least 10 expectant fathers and to also be an active group promoting awareness through National breastfeeding month (August), National Infant Mortality Month (September) and SIDS Awareness Month (october).

expectant father Training

Summer 2016Summer 2016The Moment

new resources

The IPC developed two new toolkits to help promote safety and awareness in local communities on two important and timely safety topics: kids in hot cars (i.e. vehicular hyperthermia) and child passenger safety week.

Vehicular hyperthermia is a scary and tragic event that can happen to any caregiver in a moment of forgetfulness or a lapse in judgment. but these tragedies are preventable. our toolkit includes speaking points, sample press release, sample social media, FAQs, fact sheets and window clings.

Another toolkit recently developed by the IPC focuses on child passenger safety and the upcoming Child Passenger Safety Week in September. In an effort to shine a light on car seat safety during this observation we created this toolkit, which includes car seat event flyers, FAQs, speaking points, sample op-ed, sample social media, and fact sheets.

If you would like either toolkit to promote these topics in your community, please contact the Injury Prevention Center at 501-364-3400 or injuryprevention@archildrens.org.

Kids in hot cars

Babies and young children can sometimes be so quiet in the vehicle that we

forget that they are in there with us. It may even be tempting to leave a child

alone in a car while we quickly run an errand. The problem is that leaving a child

alone in a car can lead to serious injury or death from heatstroke. Heatstroke, also

known as hyperthermia, is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths

for children. Young children are especially at risk as their body heats up three to

five times faster than an adult’s. 1

The Facts

•Since 1998, over 662 children have died from heatstroke when unattended in

a vehicle in the US. 2

•54% of children forgotten by caregiver

•29% child playing in unattended vehicle

•17% child intentionally left in vehicle by adult

•1% unknown

•When a child’s internal temperature gets to 104 degrees, major organs begin

to shut down. Once the child’s temperature reaches 107 degrees, the child

can die.

•Cars heat up quickly – 19 degrees in 10 minutes.

•Even moderate weather can be dangerous. If the outside temperature is 60

degrees, the temperature inside the car can reach 110 degrees. 1

Tips•Create reminders so children are not forgotten in the vehicle

•Place your purse, bag, or phone in the back seat

•Place a doll or teddy bear in the car seat when the child isn’t in the

vehicle and move it to the front passenger seat when the child is in

the vehicle

•Use window clings or stickers on the driver’s side window

•Develop a plan with your daycare so they know to call you if baby doesn’t

show up or they don’t hear from you

•Teach kids not to play in cars and always keep your vehicles locked to prevent

them from doing so. 1

Sources: 1. Safe Kids Worldwide

2. Dept. of Meteorology and Climate Science, San

Jose State University. Updated January 15, 2016

(501) 364-3400 or (866) 611-3445 - www.archildrens.org/ipc

ACT

A: AVOID heatstroke-related

injury and death by never

leaving your child alone in a car

and make sure your vehicle is

always locked.

C: CREATE reminders by putting

something in the back of your

car next to your child such as a

briefcase, purse or cell phone.

T: TAKE action. If you see a

child alone in a car, call 911

immediately. One call could save

a life. 1

The IPC continued hosting Teen Driving roADeos well into the summer. roADeos were held in batesville on May 7th and Vilonia on July 16th. At both events, teens and parents learned about law enforcement, the Ar graduated driver license law, distracted driving, driving while intoxicated, vehicle insurance, auto care and railroad crossing safety. both events witnessed a vehicle extrication demonstration performed by the local fire departments. Admission was free and attendees received a free t-shirt and vehicle emergency kit for participating. In batesville, 78 teens and 47 parents attended and in Vilonia, 32 teens and 17 parents attended. These events were sponsored by the Allstate Foundation and supported by members of each community. The Highway Safety office of the Arkansas State Police supports ongoing teen driving safety education in the IPC.

Teen driving roadeos

First responders demonstrate vehicle extrication at batesville event Crew demonstrates MedEvac at Vilonia event

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ChIld Passenger safeTy

XTO evenTsIPC staff spent some time towards the end of the school year and beginning of summer in the Northeast Ar speaking to children about recreational safety. Topics included bike safety, water safety and ATV safety. Through funding from XTo Energy, Inc, the children were able to receive the tools that coincided with the messages in order to stay safe this summer. In Mulberry, 173 kids were taught bike and water safety and received bike helmets and life jackets. In Magazine, 32 kids were taught ATV safety by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension 4-H Program and received ATV helmets. In Waldron, 40 kids attending the boys and Girls Club were taught bike safety and received bike helmets.

between January and June 2016, Arkansas had 168 certified technicians eligible for recertification. Let’s congratulate the 74 techs who recertified giving us a rate of 44.0%. This same time last year, we were at 42.5%. The national recertification rate is 54.9%. Each of you do a great job.

remember: To recertify you must have completed five (5) seat installations with an instructor to sign off, attended a community event (i.e. 2-hour car seat check or 4-hours of education to non-technicians), and obtained six (6) CEUs. All of this needs to be logged into the certification website at http://cert.safekids.org. Do NoT WAIT To THE LAST MINUTE! You have two years to complete the requirements. Don’t forget, if you need help paying the recert fee, the CPSE Program can help you. Notify Holly Terry at hmterry@uams.edu.

Also, we developed a Child Passenger Safety Week toolkit to help you promote activities and awareness in your own communities. Child Passenger Safety Week is September 18 - 24 and National Seat Check Saturday is September 24. Contact us for more information.

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Hot temps are here! So far, there have been 23 deaths in the U.S. caused by children being left in hot cars. As difficult as it is to imagine, people do forget they have a child in the back seat.

Here is a short quiz to see what you know about heatstroke in children.

1. on an 80 degree day, how much does the temperature in a vehicle rise in 10 minutes?

a. 10 degreesb. 14 degreesc. 19 degreesd. 25 degrees

2. What is the lowest known outside temperature at which heatstroke can occur?

a. 60 degreesb. 74 degreesc. 57 degreesd. 80 degrees

3. T/F It’s okay to leave a child in a vehicle if the windows are cracked about 2 inches.

Here are the answers.1. C. on a 79 degree day, it only takes 10 minutes for the interior of a vehicle to heat up 19 degrees and it keeps climbing.2. C. The lowest temp recorded in a heatstroke death was 57 degrees. 3. False. The interior of a vehicle heats up and having the windows cracked a couple of inches doesn’t change or reduce the

heat.

Heatstroke is a condition which occurs when the body isn’t able to cool itself quickly enough and the body temperature rises to dangerous levels. Children are at great risk for heatstroke because a child’s body heats up three to five times faster than an adult’s. When the internal body temperature reaches 104 degrees, children’s organs start to shut down, and when it reaches 107 degrees, the child can die.

whaT Can yOu dO? aCT

A: Avoid heatstroke-related death and injury by never leaving your child alone in a car, not even for a minute. Keep car doors locked when you are not in it to keep kids from getting into the vehicle on their own.

C: Create a reminder. Put something in the backseat (i.e. cell phone, brief case, purse, etc.) that you know you will need when you reach your destination, especially if you are not following your normal routine.

T: Take action. If you see a child alone in a car, call 911.

For more information, or to request a tool kit call the Injury Prevention Center at 501-364-3400 or visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.nhtsa.gov) or Safe Kids Worldwide (www.safekids.org).

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Summer 2016

welCOMe new TeChnICIans!

May 17-21, 2016 Certification Class in JacksonvilleTania Arredondo, Centers for Youth and FamiliesAmanda AuttonberryChristianna braddixAlex ClevelandElaine Cook, Kids for the FutureJennifer Corben, Jacksonville Police DepartmentMonica DavidsonLauren EldridgeStephen Jones, Airman & Family readiness Ctr., LrAFbrobert Jones, Arkadelphia Police DepartmentLaura Landrum, Centers for Youth and FamiliesSamantha McClard, CHI St. Vincent Health – Hot SpringsKathy Milligan, LrAFb rebeca Morales, Centers for Youth and Families Jaime Schultz, Jacksonville Police DepartmentChristopher Sparks, Arkadelphia Police DepartmentChristopher Teague, Jacksonville Police Department Quinterius Thrower, benton Police DepartmentIra Whitney, NLr Police DepartmentCailen Whitney

June 14-18, 2016 Certification Class in SpringdaleAnna bakerJason becker, Springdale Police Departmentreo blow, Springdale Police DepartmentStephanie burton, benton Co. Sheriff’s officeEric Cardenas, Springdale Police DepartmentNaconna Cordeiro, benton County Sheriff’s officeZachary Dunford, Springdale Police DepartmentAlicia Knotts, ACH GPC of NW ArkansasCedric Lampkin, benton County Sheriff’s officeCodi McCuistion, region 1 regional Prevention ProviderKristin Mercado, Fayetteville Police DepartmentJarod Morgan, benton County Sheriff’s officeLeonel ramirez, Springdale Police DepartmentJason renfrow, Springdale Police DepartmentPeter reynebeau, Springdale Police DepartmentMilisa Tejada, Springdale Police DepartmentMitchel Valley, Springdale Police Department

July 13-16, 2016 Certification Class in russellvilleWesley Domerese, russellville Police DepartmentShanna Hastings, benton Police Departmentbrooke Keith, ozark HealthJosh Kelley, russellville Police DepartmentLogan Lichty, russellville Police DepartmentKatelyn rakow, Conway regional Medical CenterEmily reuhr, St. Mary’s regional Medical Centerbeau Sisson, russellville Police DepartmentJames Watson, Craighead County Sheriff’s office

National CPS Certification’s CPS Express (http://cert.safekids.org/ResourcesFAQs/CPSExpress.aspx) Monthly newsletter from the Safe Kids Certification with information about what’s new in CPS or updates on program information and certification.

2015 LATCH Manual: The NEW Red LATCH Manual is now available through Safe Ride News (www.saferidenews.com). Remember you can get one (1) CEU by taking the LATCH Manual quiz.

CarseatsAR website: To know what is going on in the state or your area, check out our website www.carseatsar.org. Check out the Calendar, the Technician Corner, or the map to locate other techs. We also now have online registration for fitting station. Notify Holly Terry if you want to add your event to the calendar at hmterry@uams.edu.

CPs resOurCes

Food Drive!ACH Community outreach held their annual food drive and the IPC participated in a big way! The IPC won 2nd place among departments that participated and overall, 3,000 food items were submitted to the Helping Hand Food Pantry. The IPC held a drawing for staff members who participated and the winner of that contest was Serifatu Walton-buford.