Multicultural Baby Shower: KansasCity Truman Medical Center Trauma Services5 UniqueWay of Teaching Child Passenger Safety

摘要

As the Injury Control & Outreach Coordinator for Trauma Services at Truman Medical Center (TMC), Kansas City, Missouri, my job is to establish programs to ensure the safety of our patients. Five years ago, we noted we were receiving a number of adult victims of auto crashes in which children, not properly secured, were also involved. As an adult-only facility, we received the parents, while the children were transported to another facility for treatment.As a result of this occurrence happening repeatedly, we decided to begin hosting baby showers, but not normal ones. Rather than a typical baby shower with games and chatting, our baby shower-hosted by Trauma Services with help from Interpreter Services-focuses on child passenger safety, as well as home safety for children. I do the teaching with the assistance of interpreters. The program is funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as we are an Injury Free Coalition for Kids site. Additionally, the attendees are given the necessary items to assist with keeping their babies safe. The grant funds the purchase of car seats and other equipment (safety locks, etc.) and items such as blankets are donated by Volunteer Services.