Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Menu Toggle Search Box Pediatrics Toggle local menu From the Safe Escape program to The Safety Store, pediatric educators have brought safety education to Hoosiers for the past 20 years. Recognizing 20 years of safety education Salem Lucas May 16, 2025 Current Safety Store store front. Photo by Cara Fast, IU School of Medicine Safety Store Accidental injury is the leading cause of death in children and young adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 12,000 children and young adults, ages 1 to 19, die each year because of unintentional injuries. Knowing this, 20 years ago, Karen Bruner Stroup, PhD, and Linda Hankins initially wrote a proposal and received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Safe Escape Program that has evolved into The Safety Store.The Safety Store is a division of the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics.The store provides children, teens, adults and senior citizens with safety education and safety products at their shop in Riley Hospital for Children.With over 250 safety products like sleep sacks, bike helmets, smokeRecognizing 20 years of safety education https://medicine.iu.edu/blogs/pediatrics/recognizing-20-years-of-safety... 1 of 8 7/1/2025, 1:54 PM Recognizing 20 years of safety education https://medicine.iu.edu/blogs/pediatrics/recognizing-20-years-of-safety...
Author: Lucas, Salem
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
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