A Perfect 10 Winter Sports Safety Tips
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Don't let an injury spoil your winter fun! Get expert advice on how to protect your family from common winter sports injuries.
Injury Prevention Program News and Updates
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In Case of Fire: Keeping Your Family Safe
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Follow these fire safety guidelines to learn how to prepare, which can keep your family safe in case of fire.
Teaching Teens to Drive: Tips From CHOP Experts
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These tips from the experts at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia’s Research Institute can help you teach your teen how to avoid accidents when they're behind the wheel.
Car Seat Safety Do’s and Don’ts
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For Child Passenger Safety Week, a CHOP injury prevention expert shares helpful tips on car seat safety.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Innovative Virtual Teen Driving Assessment Program with $4 Million Grant from NJM Insurance Group
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The $4 million grant from NJM will help kick off a new young driver program in the summer of 2021 that will offer a state-of-the art virtual driving assessment system at select CHOP Primary Care locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Gun Safety and Your Adolescent
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CHOP pediatrician offers tips about how best to protect your teens and youth from accidental or intentional injury due to firearms in the home.
Pediatric Reflections: Finding Innovative Ways to Provide Injury Prevention Counseling
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Families rely on clinicians to provide advice on how to keep their children healthy, and a recurring topic throughout the lifespan is injury prevention—from monitoring their infant’s sleep to supervising their teen’s driving practices.
Study Finds More Than 90% of Driver’s License Suspensions Are Not Related to Traffic Safety
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Suspensions disproportionately affect low income, Black and Hispanic families and may severely limit access to employment and healthcare.
Most Mass Shootings Occur Within A Mile of a School or a Place Where Children Live, Learn and Play
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Once random and rare, today mass shootings are relatively common, often high-profile events that lead to catastrophic outcomes for both victims and witness bystanders. A new research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) shows that one in five mass shootings occurs within a block of a school and more than 90% occur within a mile of a school or place where children gather.
Study Finds Younger and Older Drivers More Likely to Drive Older, Less Safe Vehicles
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Groups at highest risk of traffic injury drive vehicles without safety features that could potentially save their lives.