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Trauma Talk is brought to you by the UNC Tar Heel Trauma Program's communications team. The UNC Trauma Center is a Level 1 trauma center in Chapel Hill, NC. We provide injury prevention tips to keep you out of the hospital as well as regional trauma education and updates on our trauma center.
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Hot Car Safety w/ Tonya Stafford
In this episode of Trauma Talk with the UNC Trauma Center, we discuss hot car safety with Tonya Stafford. Tonya is the pediatric trauma nurse educator and outreach coordinator for the pediatric trauma program at UNC's Trauma Center as well as a car seat technician. She provides valuable information on the dangers of leaving children in hot cars and tips on how to prevent heatstroke deaths. Tonya also shares a firsthand encounter of finding two children alone in a hot car and the actions she took — an experience that earned her a SAVE Award.
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American Academy of Pediatrics
KidsAndCars.org
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Booster Seat Safety w/ Bevan Kirley
In this episode of Trauma Talk with the UNC Trauma Center, we discuss booster seat safety with Bevan Kirley. Bevan is a senior research associate at the UNC Highway Safety Research Center. She stresses the importance of booster seat use, offers tips on proper usage, and shares common mistakes parents and caregivers make.
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Holiday Safety w/ Trauma Talk Hosts Lindsay and Charlotte
Thank you for checking out today's episode! With plenty of holidays coming up this week, Lindsay and Charlotte go through the most essential safety advice from the Trauma Center for children, teens, adults, and seniors for the holiday season to keep everyone safe from preventable accidents. Enjoy!
CPSC Recalls: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls
Safe Kids Worldwide: https://www.safekids.org/
Dare to Lead Podcast with Brene Brown: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1d1AI5Fsrn3mAdetQEe8iL?si=4Z0VM-gNSF2ehvXQW2_6dw -
Older Driver Safety w/ AOTA Older Driver Initiative Project Coordinator Elin Schold-Davis
Thank you for tuning in to this week’s episode of Trauma Talk with the UNC Trauma Center, where we’re accompanied by AOTA Older Driver Initiative Project Coordinator Elin Schold-Davis to discuss older adult driving safety awareness in celebration of Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. Elin provides tons of history, tips and resources on how we can reframe the stigma surrounding older drivers and how to make sure everyone is fit to drive safely.
Resources:
AOTA Older Driver Safety - www.aota.org/driver-safety (Use #ODSAW20 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook this week)
Check out your state’s resources - www.roadsafeseniors.org
Understand the technologies in your car - www.mycardoeswhat.org
CDC Older Driver Safety - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/older-driver-safety/index.html -
Product Recalls and Holiday Safety w/ the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Nikki Fleming
Thank you for listening to today's episode, where we chat with Nikki Fleming about everything product recalls, holiday safety and general prevention tips! In addition to what we discussed in today's episode, Nikki also provided some great resources and key information on recent product recalls on PRESSURE COOKERS, all of which is linked below. Thank you again for joining us!
CPSC’s homepage and pressure cooker recall info: www.cpsc.gov
Holiday Safety Education Center: https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/holiday-safety
Holiday Safety Education Center (Spanish): https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Seguridad-en-dias-festivos
2019 CPSCToy Report: https://www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/Injury-Statistics#toys
CPSC News Release on Holiday Tips: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2021/Tis-the-Season-to-Be-Safe-Top-Tips-for-Your-Family-During-COVID-19
News Release (Spanish): https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Newsroom/News-Releases/2021/Tis-the-Season-to-Be-Safe-Top-Tips-for-Your-Family-During-COVID-19
NSN Poster: https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/furniture-furnishings-and-decorations/tis-the-season-to-be-safe-top
NSN Poster (Spanish): https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/furniture-furnishings-and-decorations/seguridad-en-dias-festivos
CPSC’s public database (report and search for product incidents): www.SaferProducts.gov
Car Seat Recall: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?gclid=CjwKCAiA8Jf-BRB-EiwAWDtEGsphBL_E4uHzIefwKyJQhV_lRjWLsDZpjzgGCFvJRAvntXqmJV321xoCf2EQAvD_BwE -
Swim Safety w/ Chapel Hill's Goldfish Swim School General Manager Megan Sweeten
Despite being in the midst of a pandemic, swim safety is still relevant and necessary to keep your kids safe. Megan Sweeten of Goldfish Swim School gave us plenty of notable and key information to prevent your child and others from drowning. Megan also shares with us some of the awesome ways Goldfish is helping children learn to swim with safety precautions during this time. Hope you enjoy!
Resources from Megan:
AAP Drowning Prevention Toolkit - https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/campaigns/drowning-prevention/Pages/default.aspx
CDC Drowning Prevention tips - https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/drowning/index.html
National Drowning Prevention Alliance - https://ndpa.org
Aquatics Coalition Petition: http://bit.ly/swimlessonssavelives
Goldfish Swim School Blog: https://www.goldfishswimschool.com/blog