In this episode of Trauma Talk with the UNC Trauma Center, we discuss hot car safety with Tonya Stafford. Tonya is the pediatric trauma nurse educator and outreach coordinator for the pediatric trauma program at UNC's Trauma Center as well as a car seat technician. She provides valuable information on the dangers of leaving children in hot cars and tips on how to prevent heatstroke deaths. Tonya also shares a firsthand encounter of finding two children alone in a hot car and the actions she took — an experience that earned her a SAVE Award.
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In this episode of Trauma Talk with the UNC Trauma Center, we discuss booster seat safety with Bevan Kirley. Bevan is a senior research associate at the UNC Highway Safety Research Center. She stresses the importance of booster seat use, offers tips on proper usage, and shares common mistakes parents and caregivers make.
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Thank you for checking out today's episode! With plenty of holidays coming up this week, Lindsay and Charlotte go through the most essential safety advice from the Trauma Center for children, teens, adults, and seniors for the holiday season to keep everyone safe from preventable accidents. Enjoy!
CPSC Recalls: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls
Safe Kids Worldwide: https://www.safekids.org/
Dare to Lead Podcast with Brene Brown: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1d1AI5Fsrn3mAdetQEe8iL?si=4Z0VM-gNSF2ehvXQW2_6dw
Thank you for tuning in to this week’s episode of Trauma Talk with the UNC Trauma Center, where we’re accompanied by AOTA Older Driver Initiative Project Coordinator Elin Schold-Davis to discuss older adult driving safety awareness in celebration of Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. Elin provides tons of history, tips and resources on how we can reframe the stigma surrounding older drivers and how to make sure everyone is fit to drive safely.
Resources:
AOTA Older Driver Safety - www.aota.org/driver-safety (Use #ODSAW20 on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook this week)
Check out your state’s resources - www.roadsafeseniors.org
Understand the technologies in your car - www.mycardoeswhat.org
CDC Older Driver Safety - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/older-driver-safety/index.html
Thank you for listening to today's episode, where we chat with Nikki Fleming about everything product recalls, holiday safety and general prevention tips! In addition to what we discussed in today's episode, Nikki also provided some great resources and key information on recent product recalls on PRESSURE COOKERS, all of which is linked below. Thank you again for joining us!
CPSC’s homepage and pressure cooker recall info: www.cpsc.gov
Holiday Safety Education Center: https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/holiday-safety
Holiday Safety Education Center (Spanish): https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Seguridad-en-dias-festivos
2019 CPSCToy Report: https://www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/Injury-Statistics#toys
CPSC News Release on Holiday Tips: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2021/Tis-the-Season-to-Be-Safe-Top-Tips-for-Your-Family-During-COVID-19
News Release (Spanish): https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Newsroom/News-Releases/2021/Tis-the-Season-to-Be-Safe-Top-Tips-for-Your-Family-During-COVID-19
NSN Poster: https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/furniture-furnishings-and-decorations/tis-the-season-to-be-safe-top
NSN Poster (Spanish): https://www.cpsc.gov/es/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/furniture-furnishings-and-decorations/seguridad-en-dias-festivos
CPSC’s public database (report and search for product incidents): www.SaferProducts.gov
Car Seat Recall: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?gclid=CjwKCAiA8Jf-BRB-EiwAWDtEGsphBL_E4uHzIefwKyJQhV_lRjWLsDZpjzgGCFvJRAvntXqmJV321xoCf2EQAvD_BwE
Despite being in the midst of a pandemic, swim safety is still relevant and necessary to keep your kids safe. Megan Sweeten of Goldfish Swim School gave us plenty of notable and key information to prevent your child and others from drowning. Megan also shares with us some of the awesome ways Goldfish is helping children learn to swim with safety precautions during this time. Hope you enjoy!
Resources from Megan:
AAP Drowning Prevention Toolkit - https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/campaigns/drowning-prevention/Pages/default.aspx
CDC Drowning Prevention tips - https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/drowning/index.html
National Drowning Prevention Alliance - https://ndpa.org
Aquatics Coalition Petition: http://bit.ly/swimlessonssavelives
Goldfish Swim School Blog: https://www.goldfishswimschool.com/blog
Thank you for listening to this episode with UNC Police Department's Sergeant James David. In today's episode, James will take you through Halloween in Chapel Hill this year and how the city is adding safety precautions during the holiday due to the pandemic. If you're looking for some fun and safe options on Halloween, keep on listening!
Resources from James:
Orange County Health Department: Check out the Orange County Health Department’s website for general COVID-19 safety information and updates.
https://www.orangecountync.gov/204/Health-Department
Safe at UNC: If you’re a UNC-Chapel Hill student, this site provides an array of safety resources and information, especially relating to harassment, sexual violence, and other interpersonal violence-related topics.
UNC Police Department: For safety information and resources from the UNC Police Department, check out their website.
Heel Life Events: For general fun events on UNC’s campus and all of their safe Halloween activity offerings, check out the Heel Life website.
Trauma Talk host Charlotte Geier talks with Child Passenger Safety Technician Hannah Shumaker about all her information and recommendations related to car seat safety and explains why it's a constant practice parents should engage in. Tune into this episode to hear some tips, tricks, and misconceptions related to your child's safety on the road!
Want to learn more? Check out these awesome CPS resources Hannah:
Manufacturer Contact Info: https://csftl.org/resources/manufacturer-contacts/
Thorough car seat reviews www.csftl.org
Seat comparison tool www.csftl.org/compare
Hannah's favorite source for vehicle-specific info, including tips for what might work in 3-across situations: www.thecarseatlady.com
A link for finding a CPST local to you - or signing up to become a tech yourself! - at https://cert.safekids.org/
Jason Shepherd is the Orange County Fire Marshal, and he provided us with some great information related to fire safety, specifically fire safety in the kitchen. Listen to Jason's interview. Click the links below for additional fire safety resources and education.
https://nfpa.org/Public-Education
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/
During this episode we interview Megan Cannady, a research associate with the UNC Center for Maternal & Infant Health. Megan is a wealth of knowledge on the dos and don'ts of creating a safe sleep environment for your infant, how to avoid falling asleep with baby in your arms, and other vital parenting skills related to sleep. Listen now and share to promote safe sleeping in all infants.
Suggested Resources for Listeners:
- Safe Sleep NC website: https://safesleepnc.org/
· Consumer Product Safety Commission website with a specific page for infant sleep: https://www.cpsc.gov/SafeSleep
· National Safe to Sleep website: https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/
Please join us for a special and timely episode of Staying Safe While Social Distancing as we help families and special populations prepare for hurricane season and other disasters. As Covid-19 lingers on there are special considerations the Red Cross is taking to keep us safe from the disaster and the pandemic at the same time. Kelly Ferrell, Disaster Program Specialist of Red Cross Central NC Chapter, and Michael Brown a Red Cross disaster volunteer tell us what to do to be prepared. Please see links to these referred resources.
In the second installment of Trauma Survivors Network Podcast Series of UNC Trauma Talks we interview Scotty Linville, a TSN volunteer at Wake Baptist Medical Center. Scotty was in a motorcycle accident, suffering serious injuries and has undergone many surgeries as a result. Scotty share his story while also giving other survivors of trauma insight into the ongoing recovery process mentally and physically. Scotty likens the Trauma Survivors Network as a club that nobody asked to join. Listen to his story for motorcycle safety tips related to wearing proper gear, and also for more understanding of the process of recovery that is physical, mental and emotional for trauma survivors. To find out more about the Trauma Survivors Network visit https://www.traumasurvivorsnetwork.org/pages/home
In the third installment of Trauma Survivors Network Series of UNC Trauma Talks we spoke with Tracy Stickland, mother of Amanda Stickland, and both a TSN volunteer and UNC Health employee. Tracy became an employee at UNC Health after Amanda's car accident, which kept her in the hospital for over five weeks. Amanda was "distracted driving', which many may not realize includes eating while driving. Amanda survived after a hard fight in the hospital but suffered facial injuries and a severe brain injury, which has resulted in short-term memory loss and prevents her from living independently. Tracy provides really important tips and resources on distracted driving that she would like others to know, and provided the online resources that are linked below. Finally, Tracy wants to emphasize that families in similar positions should be sure to put a legal plan in place for the caregivers' end of life. Tracy shared that Amanda will long outlive her and her other current caregivers. Making sure that Amanda will be taken care once that occurs has been a priority for her family.
In this episode, we interview the coordinator of a coalition that helps seniors in Orange County get linked with services that can help make their home safer by installing items such as grab bars, wheelchair ramps, and making minor home repairs. Ryan Lavalley of the Orange County Dept. on Aging discusses the benefits of home safety modification to reduce falls risks and how seniors in Orange County can be linked to services such as Habitat for Humanity who can make repairs at low to no-cost. Not only do they provide injury prevention type modifications, some seniors are even eligible for things like air conditioning repairs that can improve quality of life and reduce risk of heat stroke. Navigating the many agencies in our area can be difficult, and their coalition tries to simplify the process by determining what individuals are eligible for and which agency can best serve them. To get in touch with the coalition for yourself or a loved one you can contact Ryan at rlavalley@orangecounty.gov.
The organizations in the coalition include:
https://www.orangecountync.gov/154/Aging
https://www.orangehabitat.org/
https://www.orangecountync.gov/1101/Housing-Community-Development
This episode serves as a prelude to our new Trauma Survivors Network interview series of UNC Trauma Talks. We are excited to introduce Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) volunteers who have lived through a serious trauma and now volunteer their time to help new survivors cope with the recovery process. In this episode two TSN coordinators, Olivia Smith of Wake Baptist Trauma Center, and Meredith Spell of New Hanover Hospital Trauma Center share their experience working with the TSN volunteers and the positive impacts they've seen the program make on survivors of trauma new and old. To find out more information on TSN you can visit the national website here.
In the first of our Trauma Survivors Network series, our outreach coordinator, Alex Carrico, interviews motor vehicle crash survivor and UNC Health employee Kelly Revels. Kelly talks about her experience coping as a trauma survivor, how the TSN network has helped her and others, and Kelly provides some insight into a less talked about form of distracted driving: driving while fatigued. Kelly recommends survivors of physical trauma look into the Trauma Survivors Network for more information.
This episode includes an interview with NC Wildlife Officer Hannah Shively on safe gun storage practices and how to safely handle a firearm. To access the classes on gun safety that NC Wildlife Association offers please visit their website. We also created a series of PSAs around National Just ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to remind families to 'Just Ask' about safe gun storage every time your child visits another family home. To watch the PSAs please click here.
Kathy Dowd, the executive director of the The Audiology Project shares her perspective on how hearing loss and other disabilities can lead to neglect and elder abuse that is often unseen even by elderly caretakers. Listeners will learn how elder abuse reaches beyond the physical aspects and how hearing loss and vision loss can make people even more vulnerable to abuse for a variety of reasons. To listen to the first part of this episode click here. Finally, Kathy recommends working with your local ombudsman to navigate reporting elder abuse. You can find your local ombudsman here.
In recognition of National Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020, we've created a two part episode to shed light on not only the physical aspects of elder abuse but also emotional abuse, forms of neglect, and even financial scams. During social distancing reports of elder abuse have gone down, which means that those who would usually be able to intervene due to the challenges Covid-19 has created are unable to. Lara Gurganus, Adult Services Program Coordinator of the NC Department of Health & Human Services, shares her expertise with us on how and why elder abuse may occur and how we can look out for it in our loved ones. To listen to Part 2 of the Elder Abuse Prevention episode and learn more about how hearing loss and other impairments contribute to Elder Abuse click here.
Every summer tens of thousands of people end up in the ED because of injuries related to home firework displays. Nearly half of them are children. With the Covid-19 pandemic causing cancellation of professional firework shows this summer, it is more important than ever to make smart choices when planning your home summer celebrations. The Shannon family, longtime advocates for firework safety regulations nationwide, share their personal story on why home fireworks aren't worth the risk. We discuss the North Carolinians for Firework Safety Coalition's mission to lobby for the continuation of firework safety regulation laws in the state of NC. To learn more about the coalition you can visit or to learn more about firework safety visit http://www.safefireworksnc.com/ , follow @NCFireworkSafety on Facebook, or email ncfireworkssafety@gmail.com.