Safe Kids An Overview of Our Organization

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Safe Kids An Overview of Our Organization

• "If a disease were killing our children at the
  rate that unintentional injuries are, the public
  would be outraged and demand that this killer be
  stopped."
• C. Everett Kopp, M.D., Sc.D.,
• Former U.S. Surgeon General

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Who We Are

• Safe Kids Worldwide is a global nonprofit
  organization founded in 1987 by Children's
  National Medical Center with a mission of
  preventing unintentional childhood injury, a
  leading cause of death and disability for
  children 0-14.

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Scope of Problem

• More than 680,000 children 14 and under die from
  unintentional injuries each year.
• 95 of these deaths occur in low- income and
  middle-income countries.
• In the U.S. and most industrialized nations,
  unintentional injury is a leading cause of death
  in children ages 1-14.

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Unintentional Injury in U.S.

• Number one cause of death among children ages one
  to 14.
• More deaths than from cancer, heart disease and
  SIDS combined.
• One of every five U.S. children will need medical
  attention for an accidental injury this year.

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Safe Kids Worldwide
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Safe Kids USA
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Safe Kids Thurston County

• Data

Nonfatal Unintentional Injury Hospitalization by
Age 2005-2009 Under 1 1-4 5-9 10-14 Total Bites/S
tings 2 8 7 3 20 Drowning 1   2   3 Falls
12 41 36 29 118 Fire/Flame/Hot
Obj./Substance 1 44 9 4 25 Firearm   1     1 MVT
(occpt) 4 7 5 3 19 MVT (m.cyclist) 1   2 3 MVT
(pedal) 2 6 8 MVT (ped)     1 5 6 Pedal-cyclist
(Other)   1 9 9 19 Ped. (Other)   1 1   2 Poisoni
ng 6 14 2   22 Struck by or Against 2 5 4 4 15 Su
ffocation Obstructing 6 6 2   14 Total 34 96 80
65 275 Source Washington State Department of
Health, Center for Health Statistics   Fatal
Unintentional by Age 2005-2009 Under
1 1-4 5-9 10-14 Total Drowning   2 2 1 5 Ped.
(Other)   1     1 Suffocation
Obstructing 4 1     5 Total 4 4 2 1 11 So
urce Washington State Department of Health,
Center for Health Statistics

• Safe Kids Thurston County was founded in 1997
  with the same mission.
• Between 2005 and 2009, there were 275 non-fatal
  injuries in children between the ages of 0 to 14,
  and 11 deaths.

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Safe Kids Programs

• Safe Kids programs and initiatives combine
  education, awareness, environmental changes and
  safety device distribution in local communities.
  
• Six Safe Kids programs deliver safety messages to
  parents and caregivers
• Child Passenger Safety (Safe Kids Buckle Up and
  Child Passenger Safety Certification)
• Pedestrian Safety (Walk This Way)
• Safe Kids Week
• Pool and Open Water Safety (Kids Dont Float)
• Poison (Poison Prevention Week)
• Fire Safety

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Safe Kids Thurston County Programs

• Safe Kids Thurston County focuses on
• Child Passenger Safety
• Open Water and Pool/Spa Drowning
• Pedestrian Injuries around school zones
• Bike and Wheeled Sports Safety
• Sports Safety

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Economic Impact of Injury Prevention

• On average, in the United States
• A 52 child safety seat generates 2,200 in
  benefits to society
• A 35 booster seat generates 2,500 in benefits
  to society
• A 12 bike helmet for ages 3-14 years generates
  580 in benefits to society
• A 47 battery-operated smoke alarm generates 780
  in benefits to society.

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Our Impact

• By the Numbers
• 443,783 Car seats donated to families in need
• 2 million Bike helmets distributed to kids
  across the U.S. through our coalition network
• 300,000 Smoke alarms installed in homes
• 1,018 Feet of sidewalk installed by coalition
  pedestrian task forces in 2009
• 2 States with booster seat laws in 2001
• 48 States with booster seat laws in 2010
• 14 State and local bike helmet laws in 1992
• 218 State and local bike helmet laws in 2010

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Our Impact

• Since our inception in 1987 in the U.S., we have
  grown to more than 600 coalitions.
• The death rate has declined by more than 45
  percent from 1987 to 2005.

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Work Still To Be Done

• Each year more children between the ages 1 and 4
  years die from unintentional injuries than from
  all childhood diseases combined.
• Among children ages 14 and under, black and
  Native American children experience the highest
  rates of unintentional death and injury.
• Children from low-income families are twice as
  likely to die in a motor vehicle crash, four
  times more likely to drown, and five times more
  likely to die in a fire.

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Supporters Partnership Nationally

• Johnson Johnson is Safe Kids Worldwide founding
  partner.
• General Motors is a program supporter
• Child Passenger Safety
• FedEx is a program sponsor
• International Walk To School Day
• Walk This Way
• Halloween

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Supporters Partners Locally

• This last year alone we worked alongside/partnered
  with
• East Olympia Fire District Pancake Breakfast
  (East Olympia Fire Station)
• Lacey Spring Fair (Lacey Fire Station)
• Olympia Police Department
• Lacey Community Fair (Lacey Fred Meyer)
• Thurston County Fair (Medic 1)
• Briggs YMCA
• Sand In The City (Hands On Childrens Museum)
• Free Safety Fair (Olympia Auto Mall)
• Lacey Elementary (Thurston County Health
  Social Services Department)
• Griffin Elementary YMCA Aftercare Program (YMCA
  Child Care Programs)
• Peter G. Schmidt Elementary (Thurston Regional
  Planning Council TRPC)
• Michael T. Simmons Elementary (TRPC)
• A Childs Place Preschool
• Child Care Action Council
• YMCA Child Care Programs in Thurston County
• Family Education Support Services
• BHR Harvest Program
• Tumwater Fire Station

• Medic 1 is our funding agency
• Child Care Action Council is our Lead Agency

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Child Passenger Safety

• The National Child Passenger Safety (CPS)
  Certification Training Program is a partnership
  between Safe Kids Worldwide, the National Highway
  Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the
  National CPS Board and program sponsor State
  Farm. As the Certifying Body, Safe Kids
  administers all aspects of CPS certification and
  maintains a directory of nationally certified CPS
  Technicians and Instructors. There are over
  34,000 currently certified child passenger safety
  technicians and instructors.
• Safe Kids helped enact booster seat laws in 48
  states at the state level.
• Each year, an estimated 1900 child occupants
  under 14 years of age die as a result of a motor
  vehicle incident.1 Children who are properly
  restrained have an 80 lower risk of fatal injury
  than those unrestrained. 2
• More families are using child restraint systems
  (CRS). in 1999, 15 of children between the ages
  of 0 to 8 were restrained, and by 2005, 73 of
  children were in CRSs.3
• Unfortunately, studies show to 84 of CRSs showed
  at least one critical misuse. Booster seat
  misuse is at 41 . The most common forms of
  misuse for all CRSs include loose vehicle seat
  belt attachment to the CRS and loose harness
  straps securing the child to the CRSs. 4

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Safe Kids Thurston County Child Passenger Safety
Program

• Thurston County has 8 Senior certified Child
  Passenger Safety (CPS) technicians and 15
  certified CPS technicians. Lacey Fire Station 3,
  Tumwater Fire Department, and The Thurston County
  Sheriff's Office each hold a monthly Free Car
  Seat Check day.
• Last year, these CPS technicians checked 299
  child car seats.
• In 2011, the CPS technicians distributed 34
  free/reduced car seats to families in need.

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Free Car Seat Checks

• 2nd Saturday of EVERY month 1000am -
  400pm
• Olympia Auto Mall (corner of Carriage St.
  Carriage Loop)
• 1st Tuesday of EVERY month 130pm -
  330pm
• Tumwater Fire Station - 311 Israel Rd SW,
  Tumwater
•  3rd Tuesday of EVERY month 1100am -
  100pm
• Lacey Fire Station - 1231 Franz St. SE, Lacey
•  Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians
  will inspect your car seat, check for recalls,
  assist in installations, answer your safety
  questions, and make sure your child is safe and
  secure in your vehicle!

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Safe Kids Thurston County Child Passenger Seat
Program

• Safe Kids Thurston County supports the Child
  Passenger Safety Program by
• Providing support and meeting opportunities for
  technicians
• Providing Car Seat Checklist forms and
  maintaining a data base of car seat checks
• Providing updated LATCH manuals and hosting
  certification courses in Thurston County, as
  needed
• Providing free/reduced car seats to be available
  to families in need
• In 2012, through a grant from WREMS, Safe Kids
  will provide technicians with approximately 50
  convertible and booster kids to provide to
  families through the free/reduced car seat
  program
• Safe Kids also provides technicians with pool
  noodles to help install car seats correctly in
  certain car makes/models

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Open Water/Pool/Spa Safety

• Since 1999, an average of 815 children ages 14
  and under die as a result of unintentional
  drowning each year.1
• Drowning is the third leading cause of
  unintentional injury-related death among children
  14 and under.1
• Swimming pools are the most common site for a
  drowning to occur among children 1 to 4 years
  old.2
• The majority to drowning death from children
  under 1 year old happen in bath tubs or large
  buckets.3
• In 9 out of 10 drowning deaths nationally, a
  parent or caregiver claimed to be supervising the
  child.4

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Pool/Spa Safety

• Between 1990 and 2005, approximately 100 cases of
  body entrapment by a pool or spa drain were
  reported, and 43 incidents of hair entanglement
  in the drains from 1990 to 2004.1
• Congress passed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool
  and Spa Safety Act in 2007, which requires that
  all public pools and spas use anti-entrapment
  device (drain covers, unblockable drains, safety
  vacuum release systems). Safe Kids advocated for
  these regulations.2 3

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Pool/Spa Safety Program

• Last year, Safe Kids Thurston County partnered
  with Briggs YMCA to educate parents and
  caregivers about water safety.
• Briggs held three educational seminars for
  parents of children enrolled in swimming lessons
• Safe Kids Thurston County had water safety
  displays at the Lacey Fred Meyer Safety Fair, the
  Thurston County Fair, and the Hand's On
  Children's Museum Sand In The City.
• Families took home education regarding proper
  safety around pools and spas, parents and
  caregivers were given Water Watcher Cards, and
  interactive displays for children
• The Water Safety Tool Kit is available and
  includes video and slideshows.

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Open Water Safety

• It is estimated that half of all drowning events
  among recreational boaters from 2000 to 2006
  could have been prevented if personal flotation
  devices (PFDs) were worn.1 In 2003, 62 of
  children ages 14 and under who drowned in
  reported recreational boating accidents were not
  wearing PFDs.2
• The U.S. Coast Guard requires that all children
  under age 13 were a PFD while on a recreational
  vessel.3 Recreational boats must carry one
  properly-sized, U.S. Coast Guard-approved PFD for
  each person on board.4

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Open Water Safety Program

• Safe Kids Thurston County demonstrates to
  children the average summer temperatures of our
  open waters (55)
• Safe Kids Thurston County, with the support of
  the Child Care Action Council, the Paris White
  Foundation, and the East Olympia Fire Department,
  installed a Personal Flotation Device Loaner
  Board at Offut Lake Resort. The Offut Lake
  Resort will maintain this station.

• Firefighter Shane Schow and Lieutenant DJ Brimer

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Open Water Safety Program

• Through a grant from the Nisqually Tribe, in 2012
  Safe Kids Thurston County will install five more
  PFD Loaner Boards in Thurston County.
• Interested in being on the Safe Kids Thurston
  County's Water Safety sub-committee to determine
  where these PFD Loaner Boards should be
  installed?

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Pedestrian Safety

• Since 2000, an average of 355 unintentional
  pedestrian fatalities among children ages 14 and
  under have occurred each year.1
• Since 2001, an average of more than 15,500
  children ages 14 and under were nonfatally
  injured as pedestrian each year.2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  10 11 12

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Pedestrian Safety

• Between 2000 and 2009, child pedestrian
  fatalities has decreased by 49 .11 Part of the
  decline could be a result of the drastic
  reduction in children walking to school. In
  1969, approximately 50 of children walked to
  school, and by 2009 the average had dropped to
  13.1
• In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
  Efficient Transportation Equity Act A Legacy
  for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was signed into law. This
  federal law includes the establishment of Safe
  Routes to School, the government-funded program
  designed to make it safer for children to walk or
  bike to school. Government funding for this law
  is extended through March 2012.2

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Pedestrian Safety Programs

• Safe Kids Thurston County participated in the
  International Walk To School Day with program
  sponsor FedEx, and community partners Chris
  Hawkins with the Thurston County Public Health
  and Social Services Department, and Kathy
  McCormick of Thurston Regional Planning Council
  (TRPC) and Intercity Transit, through their Walk
  and Roll Program.

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Pedestrian Safety Programs

• Chris Hawkins at Lacey Elementary
• International Walk To School Day October 5th,
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• FedEx at Griffin Elementary International Walk to
  School Day October 5th, 11

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Pedestrian Safety Program - Halloween

• October 31st is one of the most dangerous days of
  the year for child pedestrians. Children under 15
  are more than twice as likely to be killed while
  walking on Halloween as on any other night of the
  year.
• Safe Kids partnered with the YMCA Child Care
  Program to distribute tip sheets, and reflective
  materials such as zipper pulls and treat bags for
  approximately 800 Thurston county children to use
  on Halloween night.

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Bike and Wheeled Sports Safety

• Apart from the automobile, bicycles are tied to
  more childhood injuries than any other consumer
  product.1 2
• Three out of four children will ride a bike
  monthly on average, with approximately 45
  wearing a helmet.3
• Nearly 630 children are injured daily due to
  cycle-related crashes.4
• Helmet use is the single most effective way to
  reduce bicycle-related fatalities.5
• Universal bike helmet use among children 14 and
  under would prevent an estimated 212 to 294
  deaths and 282,000 to 529,000 injuries each
  year.6

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Bike Helmet Requirements in Washington
Location Name Who is Affected Effective Date
Aberdeen All ages 2001
Bainbridge Island All ages 2001
Bremerton All ages 2000
DuPont All ages 2008
Eatonville All ages 1996
Fircrest All ages 1995
Gig Harbor All ages 1996
Kent All ages 1999
King County All ages 1993, 2003 updated to include Seattle
Lakewood All ages 1996
Milton All ages 1997
Orting Under 17 1997
Pierce County (unincorporated) All ages 1994
Port Angeles All ages 1994
Port Orchard All ages 2004
Poulsbo Under 18 1995
Puyallup All ages 1994
Renton All ages 1999
Spokane All ages 2004
Steilacoom All ages 1995
Tacoma All ages 1994
University Place All ages 1996
Vancouver All ages 2008
All Military Installations All ages N/A

• Currently, there is no state law requiring helmet
  use. However, some cities and counties do require
  helmet use with bicycles. Here is a list of those
  locations and when the laws were enacted.

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Bike and Wheeled Sports Safety

• One study showed that within 5 years of passage
  of a state mandatory bike helmet law for children
  13 and under, bike-related fatalities decreased
  by 60.1
• Studies also show that helmet use is greater in
  communities that have more comprehensive bike
  helmet laws. Children 14 and under are 58 more
  likely to use a helmet in a county with a fully
  comprehensive bike helmet law than a a similar
  county with a less comprehensive law.2 3

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Bike Safety Program

• Safe Kids Thurston County donated or sold at a
  reduced price 150 helmets in Thurston County last
  year.
• In 2012, Safe Kids Thurston County will
  collaborate with new partners to distribute bike
  helmets in the community. Safe Kids Thurston
  County recently started a program with South
  Sound Pediatric Associates to distribute helmets
  to patients during annual check-ups.
• Want to partner with Safe Kids to distribute bike
  helmets in 2012 to our community? Please join
  our Safe Kids Thurston County Coalition Bike and
  Wheeled Sports Sub-Committee!

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Sports Safety

• From 2001 through 2009, an estimated 1,770,000
  emergency department visits among children 14 and
  under for injuries related to sports or
  recreation, with 6 for traumatic brain
  injuries.1
• The most common sport-related injuries in
  children are sprains, muscle strains, bone or
  growth plate injuries, repetitive motion
  injuries, and heat-related illness.2
• The top 5 sports associated with head injuries
  among children 14 and under include cycling,
  football, baseball and softball, basketball, and
  skateboards/scooters.3
• Sixty-two percent of organized sports-related
  injuries occur during practice, rather than
  games.4

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The Zachery Lystedt Law (Washington State
Concussion Law)

• The main provisions apply to school districts and
  athletic leagues who utilize school district
  property
• Removal of any athlete suspected of having a
  concussion from practice/game (under age 18)
• Athletes cannot return to practice/game until
  evaluated by a licensed physician trained in the
  diagnosis and management of concussions and given
  written medical authorization. Those currently
  allowed to provide return-to-play authorizations
  are Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy
  (DO), Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
  (ARNP), Physicians Assistant (PA), Licensed
  Certified Athletic Trainers (AT/L)
• Parents and athletes are required to sign a
  concussion information sheet

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Sports Safety Program

• Safe Kids Thurston County will partner with local
  sports club to hold 2 educational seminars to
  increase parents and coaches knowledge and use
  of
• concussion prevention and screening methods
• pre-participation exams
• proper hydration
• acute and overuse injury prevention techniques
• sports safety equipment.

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Partner with Safe Kids

• Join a Sub-Committee
• Child Passenger Safety
• Water Safety
• Pedestrian Safety
• Bike and Wheeled Sports Safety (Helmets)
• Sports Safety
• Join our Coalition!
• Meetings are held the 2nd thursday of each month
  at the Child Care Action Council

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Thank You!

• Safe Kids Thurston County
• 360-786-8907 ext. 107
• danielle_at_ccacwa.org
• safekidsthurstoncounty.org