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Lynn Herr RN, BSN, CPN, CCRNChild Fatality Coordinator

VCHDINJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM

VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT

• Purpose: To provide guidance to the Vanderburgh County Health Department (VCHD), community partners, and the local SafeKids coalition on the development of injury prevention programs.

• FY 16 Grant Goal: To collect local data in order to improve the health and safety of the Vanderburgh County’s pediatric population.


• Local data• Goals of injury prevention initiatives• Current injury prevention programs –VCHD collaboration

• Plans for future reports

Local Pediatric Data


• Population– Total 182,854– >18 of age 40,231

• Region

•


• Data– Local Trauma Centers• St. Mary’s Medical Center- Level II Verified Pediatric

Trauma Center• Deaconess Health System – Level II Verified Trauma

Center– Indiana State Department of Health

47

10

10

7

5

4

1 1 1 54

2015 MECHANISM OF INJURY REQUIRING HOSPITALMEDICAL ATTENTION

VANDERBURGH COUNTY CHILDREN AGES 0-13

Fall (47) MVC (10)

Sport (10) Pedestrain (7)

Burn (5) Bike (4)

MCC Laceration

Sled Other

Animaln=97

MVCSport

Pedestrian

Bike

Fall

Burns

Animal Bites

DEFINING FALLSCircumstance/Cause % total

pediatric falls

Furniture 20.6%

Other level to another (tree, cliff, etc.) 19.1%

Other 17.6%

Playground equipment 11.8%

Slipping, tripping, stumbling 9.6%

Steps/Stairs 8.8%

With strike against object 7.4%

Building 5.1%Table 1 Fall Circumstances in Indiana, 2013

15

65

4

4

1

2

21

1 1

2015 MECHANISM OF INJURY CAUSING HOSPITAL MEDICAL ATTENTION

VANDERBURGH COUNTY CHILDREN AGES 14-18

MVC (15)

Bike (6)

Sport (5)

GSW (4)

Assault (4)

ATV

Fall

MCC

Pedestrian

Animal

Stabn=42

MVC

BikeSport

GSW

Assault

122

106

35

29

20

3

15

3 6

2 8

2 13

12

2110

3

2015 Mechanism of Injury for Regional Children Ages 0-18 Seeking Emergency Treatment in Vanderburgh County

*does not include Vanderburgh County Residents

Fall (122) MVC (106)

Sports (35) ATV (29)

Bike (20) Abuse

Animal Bites Assault

Burn Drowning

GSW (8) Laceration

MCC/MPC Machinery

Sled Other

Pedestrian Stab

n=401

Fall

MVCSports

ATV

Bike

GSW

AnimalBites

3

2

2

1

4

2

1

1

2015 Area Deaths Reviewed with CFR TeamMedical

Train

ATV

Pedestrian

GSW

Unsafe Sleep

Tree Fall

MVC

n=16 (Vanderburgh 11, Warrick 3, Gibson 2)

Medical

Train

ATV

GSW

UnsafeSleep

• The goal is to stimulate a coordinated effort to prevent injury – Raise awareness – Draw attention to the preventability of child injury– Define common set of goals, strategies and programs– Create recommendations for action by type of injury– Provide recommendations for education, training and public

policy – Monitor the progress made in Vanderburgh and surrounding

counties


• Raise awareness– Present data• Local Trauma Centers• Safe Kids• Universities

– Share with community agencies – Make data available to the public• www.healthyswin.org


http://www.healthyswin.org/

• Draw attention to preventable child injury– Community events– Involvement of community stakeholders• Safe Kids• Community agencies

– Child abuse awareness• CARE Meetings

– Local radio station• WEOA Magic 98.5 – Minority owned


• Join stakeholders– Ongoing Meetings • CARE/ CFR– Review of child fatality and near misses

• Safe Kids– Vanderburgh Warrick Coalition– Lead Agency St. Mary’s Level II Pediatric Trauma

Center– Partner with Kohl’s Kids


VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT• Stakeholders– Both Trauma Center’s

staff– EPD/Sheriff

Departments – EVSC/ Diocesan

School Corporations– Child Advocacy Center– Local university faculty

and students

– DCS– 4Cs– Prosecutor’s office – Coroner’s office– Mental Health agencies– CAPE minority

advocacy– ECHO clinic– And many other

community agencies……

VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT• Create recommendations for action by type of injury

• Provide recommendations for education, training and public policy – ATV– Bike– Safe Sleep– Child Safety Seats– Mental Health Training to impact suicide rates


• ATV Injury Prevention Program– Partner Agencies• Safe Kids• Play for Kate– DNR

– Train the trainer ATV program• Jan. 17th-18th

– Poster Education• In local grade schools and high schools


• Bike Safety Injury Prevention Program– Partner Agencies• SafeKids– Kohl’s Kids– Evansville Bike Club

– Bike Helmet Fitting Opportunities


• Safe Sleep Program– Partner Agencies• 4Cs– Distribution of sleep sacks • Infants enrolled in daycare in Vanderburgh County

• SWITCH2Health

– Distribution of cribs• Many local community agencies

– DOSE training


• Car Seat Program– Partner Agencies• SafeKids Program• 4Cs

– Sponsorship• Provide car seat fitting training tuition support for local licensed

day care providers• Larger impact


• University Partnerships– University of Southern Indiana• Local school involvement• Provide awareness to overall injury prevention• Community involvement

– University of Evansville • GAP – Bridging the gap between classroom and real world issues – Topic driven• Safe sleep

VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT• Monitor the progress – Develop a yearly report• Stakeholders input

– More data points• Cooperation of local trauma departments and ISDH

– Collect data from educational programs • Number served• Demographics

VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORTQuestions contact

Lynn Herr RN, BSN, CPN, CCRNVanderburgh County Health Department

Child Fatality Coordinator812-435-5761

[email protected]

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