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Helping You Prevent Injuries

Who to Contact

For information about these programs, contact Joy Schmitter (720) 848-5165 or UCHCarSeatCheck@uch.edu

You may know that University of Colorado Hospital excels at the emergency care of serious injuries through the Emergency Department and Trauma Services, but do you know what we do for prevention of injuries?

University of Colorado Hospital is dedicated to the prevention of injuries through reality education, enabling risk recognition and informed choices about activities and behaviors.

Buckle Up Baby!

It’s the Law

Child Passenger Safety

  • Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury-related death for children.
  • Using a car seat can reduce the risk of death in car crashes by 71% and by 54% for toddlers.
  • 7 out of 10 kids in car seats are not properly buckled in.

Metro Denver-area Car Seat Fit Stations

View/download list of locations/appointment times (last update April 2013)

 

Photo: Heather L. Smith, Aurora Sentinel

4 Steps to Car Seat Safety

Securing our most precious cargo

  • INFANTS should ride rear-facing until they are at least one year old and at least 20 lbs (as long as possible) 
  • CHILDREN should ride in a forward-facing harnessed car seat until they are at least 40 lbs and four years old or have reached the weight limit of their child safety seat 
  • Use booster seats for KIDS over 40 lbs and until the child reaches 8 years old
  • KIDS 57 inches tall and at least 8 years old should always wear a seat belt when in the car

Read the Aurora Sentinel Story (in new window, click graphic to enlarge)

Aurora Sentinel story written by Brandon Johansson

Photo: Heather L. Smith, Aurora Sentinel

 

Alcohol Awareness Quiz

Did you know misuse of alcohol is the third leading lifestyle related cause of death in the United States? That's just one of the interesting tidbits you'll find in the Alcohol Awareness Quiz.