Jack and Jill are climbing the hill…and getting ready for school

Five Leading Fatal Injuries by Age GroupOrange County Residents, 2003

< 1 year (5 deaths)

1-4 years (14 deaths)

5-12 years (11 deaths)

13-15 years( 9 deaths)

16-20 years (65 deaths)

1. Suffocation (2) 1. Drowning/ Submersion (7)

1.MVT, Occupant (4) 1. MVT, Pedestrian (3) 1. MVT, Occupant (19)

2. MVT, Occupant (1)

2. MVT, Occupant (3) 2. Assault/Homicide - Firearm (3)

2. Assault/Homicide – Firearm (2)

2. Assault/Homicide – Firearm (11)

2. Assault/ Homicide – Other (1)

3. Fall (1) 2. MVT, Pedestrian (3)

3. Drowning/ Submersion (1)

3. Self-Inflicted/Suicide – Hanging/Suffocation (6)

2. Natural, Environmental (1)

3. Pedestrian, Other (1)

4. MVT, Unspecified (1)

3. MVT, Bicyclist (1) 4. MVT, Pedestrian (5)

3. Suffocation (1) 3. MVT, Unspecified (1) 5. Unintentional Poisoning (4)

3. Assault/Homicide – Other (1)

3. Assault/Homicide – Cut/Pierce (1)

5. Self-Inflicted/Suicide – Firearm (4)

Five Leading Nonfatal Hospitalized Injuries by Age GroupOrange County Residents, 2003

<1 year (137 Injuries)

1-4 years (598 Injuries)

5-12 years (755 Injuries)

13-15 years (488 injuries)

16-20 years (1,302 injuries)

1. Unintentional, Fall (45)

1. Unintentional, Fall (234)

1.Unintentional, Fall (310)

1. Unintentional, Fall (103)

1. MVT, Occupant (328)

2. Unintentional, Burn, Hot Object/Substance (23)

2. Unintentional, Burn – Hot Object/Substance (66)

2. MVT, Pedestrian (54) 2. Self-Inflicted/Suicide – Poisoning (55)

2. Self-Inflicted/Suicide – Poisoning (164)

3. Unintentional, Suffocation (11)

3. Unintentional, Poisoning (46)

3. Unintentional, Struck By Object (52)

3. Unintentional – Struck By Object (46)

3.Unintentional, Fall (131)

4. Assault/Homicide – Abuse and Neglect (10)

4. Unintentional, Struck by Object (30)

4. MVT, Occupant (47) 4. Self-Inflicted/Suicide – Cut/Pierce (45)

4. Unintentional, Struck By Object (48)

5. Unintentional, Poisoning (7)

5. MVT, Pedestrian (27)

5. Unintentional, Bicyclist Other (44)

5. MVT, Occupant (36) 5. Assault/Homicide – Firearm (46)

California Chapter 4, AAPTraining

In collaboration with Robert Sege, Karen Miller, Howard Spivak

Funded by Children and Families Commission of Orange County

NRA Gun Safety Parent Materials (1988)We’ve come a long way!

Keep Kids Safe Systematic Childhood Injury Prevention Program (SCIPP)

• Increase IP counseling and education

• Develop and disseminate culturally and linguistically appropriate tools to support counseling and education efforts

• Provide IP education to pediatric professionals

SCIPP Implementation

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

• Site assessment surveys

• Materials Dissemination

• Technical Assistance

LibrariesLibraries

Early Childhood Early Childhood EducationEducation

Family Resource Family Resource CentersCenters

Law Law EnforcementEnforcement

Social Social ServicesServices

School School ReadinessReadiness

Medical/DentalMedical/Dental CareCare

SCIPPSCIPP

4%

9%

0–4

5–14

15–24

25–44

45–64

65–74

75+

20%

40%

20%

3%

Total Cost of Injury by Age Group$406 Billion (Finkelstein, et al 2006)

Age

4%

It’s been an uphill climb…

…but Jack and Jill will make it