Injury Prevention

Injuries from trauma - ranging from schoolyard falls to high-speed automobile collisions - are the leading cause of death and disability in children. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, cares for the most seriously injured children. Key to the work undertaken by the Pediatric Trauma Program is an array of injury prevention outreach programs designed to educate children, parents and community members. These efforts continually evolve to meet the changing trends of traumatic injuries and the needs of our community's children.

Our work involves:

• Educating children and adults
• Advocating for effective laws
• Providing reduced cost safety products to low-income families
• Conducting research
• Creating safe environments

Quality & Assessment

The Injury Prevention Program conducts annual audits of our pediatric trauma admissions. This information is used to ensure that our programming is relevant to our patient population, to expose potential trends that would warrant new programming and to set priorities for the upcoming year.

Our Programs

Mott Buckle Up: low-cost car seat distribution, inpatient consultation, inspection and local child passenger safety coordination

Heads Up - Concussion Workshop: recognizing and action planning for concussions among youth athletes

Protect UR Brain - Wear a Helmet: snow sports helmet awareness and outreach program

Safety Town: annual partnership with area school districts for pre-K students

Safe Kids Huron Valley: preventing unintentional injuries to children, under 14, through local coalition coordination

More Information

Amy Teddy
Injury Prevention Program Manager
734.764.7281
ateddy@med.umich.edu

"If a disease were killing our
children in the proportions that
injuries are, people would be
outraged and demand that this
killer be stopped."

C. Everett Koop, M.D.
U.S.Surgeon General, 1982-89