Injury Prevention

Accidental injury is the leading cause of death for U.S. children from one to 14 years old. Injuries are the second leading cause of hospitalization and the leading cause of emergency room visits among children under 14. As a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is dedicated to preventing children and adolescents from ever becoming seriously injured. We are active in a number of programs designed to make parents and their children more aware (pdf) of our ability to prevent devastating injury.

• Safety Tips
• Mott Buckle Up! Hotline
• Happiest Baby on the Block
• Maternal Infant Health Program
• Real Life
• Safe Kids
• Safe Routes 2 School
• Speak Up for Kids
• Straight Talk
• Think First
• APSA, American Pediatric Surgery Association
• ACS, American College of Surgeons
• Injury Free Coalition for Kids
• American Trauma Society
• Project Healthy Schools