Safe Kids - Santa Barbara County

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Preventable injuries are the number one cause of death for children in the United States.

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Around the world, one million children die every year from this epidemic.

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Preventable injuries are the number one cause of death for children in the United States.

What We Mean By “Injury”

When we talk about preventing injuries, we’re not talking about skinned knees, bruised shins and scraped elbows. Those are the telltale signs of a curious child, exploring the world, pushing limits and seeking adventure.

But there are simple safety precautions parents and kids can take to ensure that those bumps and bruises don’t turn into more disabling injuries and deaths. This is a problem we can fix.

The top three mechanisms of injury in Santa Barbara county are:

• Falls
• Motor Vehicle Collisions
• Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injuries

Programs and Partnerships

• Cottage Health Trauma Services works to prevent unintentional injuries by offering programs on:
  
  • Bike and Pedestrian safety
  • Child Passenger Safety
  • Concussions
  • Home Safety
  • Safe Sleep for Your Baby
  • Teen Driving

• Cottage Children Medical Center works to prevent childhood injuries by offering these programs:
  • Concussion Clinic
  • Car Seat Safety Class
  • Infant and Child CPR
  • Helmet Safety Program
  • Smart Start - New Driver Safety Class
• By partnering with Coalition for Sustainable Transportation (COAST), the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Santa Barbara County Public Health Department our mission is to reduce unintentional childhood injuries within our community.