MAKING SAFETY HAPPEN FOR KIDS: TRENDS, TOOLS, TEAMWORK
Corinne Peek-Asa, PhD University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Data
Technology
Policy
New Trends in:
HTTPS://WISQARS.CDC.GOV/ WISQARS
UNITED STATES CHILDHOOD FATAL INJURY TIME TRENDS
18.33 15.75
7.6 4.52
10.5 6.6
51.52
36.5
68.25 68.45
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Age 0 to 4: -14%
Age 5 to 9: -41%
Age 10 to 14: -37%
Age 15 to 19 - 29%
Age 20 to 24 0.1%
Age Group % change
2000 - 2015
MINNESOTA CHILDHOOD FATAL INJURY TIME TRENDS
12.42
8.87
7.33
9.29 5.85
43.64
29.5
58.73
53.99
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Age 0 to 4: +5%
Age 5 to 9: n/a
Age 10 to 14: -37%
Age 15 to 19 - 32%
Age 20 to 24 -8%
Age Group % change
2000 - 2015
NEW: RURAL CATEGORIES FOR FATAL INJURIES
All Injury
US (MN)
Unintentional
Injury
US (MN)
Homicide
US (MN)
Suicide
US (MN)
Residential
Fire
US
Urban 26.2 (19.7) 15.5 (10.0) 6.0 (3.1) 4.1 (6.0) 0.4
Rural 37.9 (25.8) 27.9 (16.0) 3.5 (n/a) 5.8 (7.0) 1.0
US Fatal Injury Rates per 100,000 population
Age 0 to 24, from 2000 through 2015
FATAL INJURY COSTS AND MAPPING
HTTP://WWW.HEALTH.STATE.MN.US/INJURY/MIDAS/ MIDAS
Unintentional, Hospitalized
Injury Rates per 100,000
Minnesota Trauma Regions
2015
255 581
478
350
502
465
https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/data
_tools.htm
-Prevalence and trend data
-Class = injury
- Topic = seat belt
Technology helps us:
•Understand behavior
•Measure movement and environmental
interactions
• Provide feedback at the individual to
policy levels
IN VEHICLE VIDEO
Sample of video device in the vehicle
Allows real-time capture of driving errors
Used as an intervention, this technology provides:
• Real-time feedback to drivers
• Summary report cards to parents
GUIDE IS DIVIDED INTO 5 TOPICS WITH 24 LESSONS THAT ADDRESS
Safe driver behavior
Safe passenger behavior
General driving skills
Driving skills for rural roads
Driving rules and expectations
Each lesson includes talking, demonstrating,
and supervising the behavior/skill
IN VEHICLE FEEDBACK HELPED REDUCE CRASHES, EVEN MORESO WHEN PARENTS
WERE TRAINED
1
0.42
0.26
0.62
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
Control Report Only STS andReport
Report VS.STS andReport
TECHNOLOGY HELPS US UNDERSTAND BICYCLING BEHAVIOR
ADULT COMPARED WITH CHILD BICYCLE TRIPS
ADULTS CHILDREN
ADULT RIDERS CHILD RIDERS
• Transportation
• Recreation
• Transportation
• Recreation
• Play
Riding Style
• Sidewalks = 13%
• Paved road = 60%
• Bicycle facility = 11%
Riding Style
• Sidewalks = 59%
• Paved road = 25%
• Bicycle facility = 1%
Average trip = 3.5 miles Average trip = 1.2 miles
Safety relevant events: 6.3 per 100
minutes of riding
Safety relevant events: 1.9 per 100
minutes of riding
CHILDREN
VIDEO CLIPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtIaEFM0LAs&list=UUh743yRogNHuCsOJI3unLAg&index=3
Youth Sports Concussions
Current Guidelines for Early Clinical Management:
Physical and Cognitive Rest until symptom free
Engaging in high levels of activity too soon after a concussion could lead to greater neurocognitive and
functional impairment.
“Complete” rest can be impractical and may not offer significant benefits.
The goal of the study is to identify optimal levels of physical and
cognitive rest/activity that promotes spor ts-related concussion recovery among youth ages 11-17.
ReAct Study
PHYSICAL REST
Actigraph plus Heart Rate Monitor
COGNITIVE REST Narrative Clip plus Cell phone bills
Each year in the Midwest, more than 1,100
crashes between farm equipment and
other vehicles are reported.
The most common types of crashes with
farm equipment involve rear-end
collisions, passing, and turning
Teens are over-represented in crashes with
farm equipment.
SAFETREK
HELPS US FOCUS SAFETY MESSAGES
POLICY