Philadelphia EMS and the Trauma Center
Mission
Preventing childhood injury in Philadelphia
Join the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Philadelphia
Injury research in Philadelphia
Contact information
Our Mission
Involve Philadelphia EMS professionals in all facets of research and surveillance to help prevent childhood injuries.
We would like to:
Learn what ideas you have for preventing childhood injuries in Philadelphia
Work together on injury prevention activities for children and their caregivers
You make a difference in so many ways for the children of our community!
Preventing Childhood Injury in Philadelphia
As a first responder to the scene of an injury, you know more about the conditions that produce an injury than anyone else. This is valuable information that can be used to create new or improved ways of preventing injuries.
Through your work as an EMS professional, you may observe hazards in the community that others fail to see. In addition, your work may lead you to notice patterns in the location or circumstances in which injuries occur.
Have you...
- Seen a hazard in the neighborhood that needs to be fixed or removed to keep children from being hurt?
- Responded repeatedly to children who are injured at the same street or intersection and want something to be done to address the danger of the location?
- Become tired of responding to injuries caused by trash and broken glass in a specific park, and want someone to clean it up?
Call 215-590-STOP (215-590-7867) and we will work together to put a STOP to preventable injuries!
Join the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Philadelphia in Preventing Childhood injuries
We coordinate events in the community such as:
- Bike safety courses
- Bike helmet distribution
- Home safety classes
- Car seat fittings
- School programs
- Building playgrounds
Please contact Linda Hawkins at 215-590-4730.
Injury Research in Philadelphia
Currently, EMS professionals are involved in the work of researchers at TraumaLink, an interdisciplinary pediatric injury research center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. EMS personnel are sharing their knowledge about motor vehicle crash scenes, helping researchers understand the circumstances that produce crashes and severe injury.
Our goal is to actively involve Philadelphia EMS in injury research and surveillance to help prevent childhood injuries.
For articles on current EMS pre-hospital research, please go to http://www.jems.com.
Current opportunities for EMS involvement in injury research and surveillance
As a first responder to the scene of an injury, EMS personnel know more than anyone else about the conditions and circumstances that may have produced the injury. Thisinformation is extremely valuable and can be used to track injury patterns. The data collected helps researchers work with various community resources in setting appropriate priorities for injury prevention.
To assist with local injury research and surveillance efforts, we encourage Philadelphia EMS personnel to report any injury hazards observed in the communities they serve to a new hotline at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Call 215-590-STOP (215-590-7867) and leave a message for our staff with the location and type of the hazard, along with any other information you feel is important about the community.
Future plans for collaboration between EMS and CHOP researchers
Researchers at CHOP are committed to working closely with Philadelphia EMS personnel to define the role of EMS in injury surveillance research. Future collaborations may include:
- For the "beginners" — focus groups with EMS personnel and trainees to understand their knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about injury research, surveillance, and prevention. These focus groups may be incorporated into EMS training curriculum.
- For the "advanced" — opportunities to work with researchers to develop, implement, analyze, and evaluate a research project related to injury. These opportunities may be added as a research component to the “EMS Night Out” series.
Contact Information
Injury prevention
Linda Hawkins
215-590-4730
Research
Linda Hawkins
215-590-4730
Education
Monica Liebman
215-590-4872
Contact Us
- 1-800-879-2467
- (1-800-TRY-CHOP)
- Contact Us Online