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.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• Local data• Goals of injury prevention initiatives• Current injury prevention programs –VCHD collaboration
• Plans for future reports
Local Pediatric Data
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• Population– Total 182,854– >18 of age 40,231
• Region
•
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• 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
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• Raise awareness– Present data• Local Trauma Centers• Safe Kids• Universities
– Share with community agencies – Make data available to the public• www.healthyswin.org
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• 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
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• 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
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
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• 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
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• Bike Safety Injury Prevention Program– Partner Agencies• SafeKids– Kohl’s Kids– Evansville Bike Club
– Bike Helmet Fitting Opportunities
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• 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
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• Car Seat Program– Partner Agencies• SafeKids Program• 4Cs
– Sponsorship• Provide car seat fitting training tuition support for local licensed
day care providers• Larger impact
VANDERBURGH COUNTY INJURY PREVENTION REPORT
• 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