Trauma Injury Prevention Program Archive — Page 5 of 8

Four award recipients pose at a ceremony, with the two center subjects holding an Impact Award for Advocacy trophy; a colorful abstract backdrop is behind them.
July 25, 2019

Safe Kids Cumberland Valley receives advocacy impact award

Led by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Safe Kids Cumberland Valley received the Impact Award for Advocacy for its work to protect children from preventable injuries.

By Jessica Pasley
Smiling baby wearing a pink polka-dot sunhat and white shirt sits in a stroller outdoors, with a colorful toy attached to the front.
June 27, 2019

You know to keep babies out of hot cars — Children’s Hospital says also beware of hot strollers

“Even the thinnest of cloths or covers over the stroller or carrier can reduce air circulation and create a greenhouse effect in the enclosed space.”

By Jessica Pasley
smartphone
June 26, 2019

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt reminds drivers about July 1 cellphone law

Injury prevention experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt weigh in on state’s newest law banning cellphone use while driving

By Jessica Pasley
Person using a smartphone inside a car, with the steering wheel and dashboard visible.
June 25, 2019

Children’s Hospital reminds drivers about new cellphone law: hands on the wheel, not on the phone

No reading or writing texts or emails either

By Jessica Pasley
Bright sun radiating through a clear blue sky, with lens flare visible below it.
June 10, 2019

“It’s hard to believe that a child could be forgotten in a car — but it happens”

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers hot car injury prevention tips

By Jessica Pasley
Laughing child with curly hair swimming in a pool, wearing a bright yellow-green flotation device.
May 30, 2019

Summer’s here and the time is right for safety at the pool

Drowning is a silent killer. How to be sure children have safe fun in the water.

By Jessica Pasley