Pediatric Injury Prevention Team
UT Health San Antonio / University Health System Pediatric Injury Prevention Team
Our mission — Unintentional injuries kill more children in America than all disease processes combined. When a child dies of an ‘accident,’ the devastation to the family, friends, and community is enormous and immeasurable. When we look back, most ‘accidents’ are preventable.
The mission of our group, composed of trauma surgeons, nurses, educators, and medical students, is to prevent these injuries from occurring — we believe that investing in the safety of our children should be the most important goal of any community.
Future programs will include: Burn prevention, Sports safety, Bicycle/Skateboard safety, etc.
This is an opportunity for UT Health San Antonio medical students who are interested in community service/injury prevention.
New from the Pediatric Injury Prevention Team
- Water Safety / Pool Safety Video – by UT Health San Antonio medical students Nate Ott and Austin Smith
- Firework Safety Video – by UT Health San Antonio Medical Student Jeff Minard
How to become a team member
- Must have an interest in injury prevention, working in groups, educating children/young adults, community outreach, public speaking
- Be in good academic standing
- Participate in pre-presentation training
- A commitment of 4 presentations (~2 hours each) per academic year
Email CV and concise (100 words) statement of interest to:
Lillian Liao, M.D. MPH
Professor of Surgery, UT Health San Antonio
Pediatric Trauma and Burn Director UHS
Pediatric Injury Prevention Director
Email: liaol@uthscsa.edu
Goals and Objectives:
- Identify cases/patterns for unintentional injuries amongst children 0-18 years of age in South Texas
- Develop community awareness of injury patterns in South Texas
- Identify high risk groups for targeted Intervention
- Educate the community to minimize unintentional injuries in children
- Website
- Education/Outreach events
- Elementary, Middle, and High Schools
- Community centers/churches
- Community events
Injury Prevention Topics
| Motor vehicle collisions | Car seat safety Teenage drivers –> updating ‘Shattered Dreams’ Distracted driving –> expanding ‘Drive now Text L8R’ campaign |
| Burns | Scalding water Hot food Fire safety Fireworks |
| Pedestrian safety | Children –> A su salud ‘How I stay safe’ calendar contest Adults |
| Sports/Concussion | Coaches Players |
| Falling and Falling Objects | TVs Shopping carts Windows Jungle gyms |
| All-terrain vehicles | Children Adults |
| Wheeled sports | Helmet use Bicycle/scooters/skateboards |
| Water Safety | Children –> City Wide April Pools day Adult education 4/23/14 – Water Safety / Pool Safety Video |