Trauma Injury Prevention Program Archive — Page 2 of 8

A smiling woman sits in a red golf cart on a gravel path beside a grassy meadow with yellow wildflowers.
May 31, 2023

Pediatric trauma experts add multipassenger UTVs, golf carts to list of dangerous vehicles that includes ATVs

While ATV accidents are commonly associated with high-profiled injuries, trauma prevention advocates at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt want the community to add UTVs and golf carts to the list of motorized vehicles that can be dangerous.

Close-up portrait of a brown-and-white hound dog with long floppy ears and a large black nose facing the camera.
April 11, 2023

Doggone it — be safe

Any dog may bite if surprised or provoked; how to safely interact with Canine World

3D illustration of a white smoke or carbon monoxide detector mounted on the ceiling of a child’s bedroom, with shelves of books, a desk, lamp, and window below.
February 23, 2023

Carbon monoxide can quietly kill you; a detector can save your life

Sources include room heaters, furnaces, charcoal grills, cooking ranges, water heaters, cars and portable generators.

Exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, showing the glass entrance canopy, tall modern hospital buildings, colorful children’s hospital sign, and red hospital logo.
February 23, 2023

Vanderbilt injury prevention experts urge use of carbon monoxide alarms

Injury and prevention advocates at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt strongly urge the use of carbon monoxide alarms in all buildings.

A CR2032 3V coin-cell battery beside a stack of similar batteries.
December 22, 2022

Button batteries can be a safety hazard to young children

They’re tiny, convenient, and oh-so-easy for curious toddlers to swallow

A CR2032 3V coin-cell battery shown upright beside a stack of four similar batteries.
December 22, 2022

Button battery safety tips this holiday season

Injury prevention experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge everyone to add one more thing to that ever-growing holiday list of to-dos — button battery safety.