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FRIENDS OFPORTLAND FIREAND RESCUE

Safe kids portland metro

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Our Mission
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​The mission of Safe Kids Portland Metro (SKPM) is to keep all kids safe from preventable injuries - things like traffic crashes, fires, falls, poisoning, and drowning. We are part of Safe Kids Worldwide, a nonprofit organization in the United States and globally that works to keep kids safe. SKPM, formed in 2004, is one of 500 coalitions across the United States who work every day to protect children and families.

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Highlights
• Child Safety Seat Check Up events - 3,042 car seats checked
• Kid Fest at the Expo Center - >800 trained in Hands-Only CPR
• AMR World CPR Challenge - Trained >3,200 Hands-Only CPR

• Trauma Nurses Talk Tough Bike Helmet Distributions
• Safe Kids Day at the Zoo
• Legacy Health Kids Fairs
• Day in Damascus Safety and Health Fair
• Safety Street at Clackamas County Fair
• Wilsonville Fun in the Park
• AMR River Rescue and Life Jacket Loaner Program
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Motor Vehicle and
Bike Safety

Partners in Safe Kids Buckle up Task Force coordinate an annual clinic calendar, inspection stations, continuing education hours and courses to certify child passenger safety (CPS) technicians. Bike helmet partners assist with distribution of bike helmets.

​Results for 2014:

• 539 child safety seats were distributed to families in need
• 3 CPS Technician Classes and 3 CEU workshops held
• 2,630 helmets distributed

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TOGETHER, WE CAN PREVENT ACCIDENTAL
​CHILDHOOD INJURIES AND DEATHS
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Activities
The more than thirty partners of Safe Kids Portland Metro participated in hundreds of health and safety events in in 2014. Our goal: raise awareness about childhood injuries and provide injury prevention  educational opportunities for thousands of families in the metro area. The coalition focused on the following activities to address leading and emerging injury trends:
• Bike Safety & Helmet Distribution Programs
• Car Seat Check Up events (car seat distribution)
• Concussion & Head Injury Prevention
• Fire Prevention Programs
• Safe Driving Programs
• Safe Sleep (suffocation + strangulation prevention)
• Water Safety & Life Jacket Programs
• Window Fall Prevention - Stop at 4 Campaign

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According to the Oregon Public Health Division’s Injury & Violence Prevention Plan 2016-2020, everyone is affected by injury, regardless of age, sex, race, or ethnicity. In fact, injury is the leading cause of death among Oregonians 1 to 44 years of age. In 2013, 2,595 Oregonians died as a result of injury.
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As a leading cause of death for younger age groups, injury has a substantial impact on the population of the state.  Injury-related hospitalizations in Oregon resulted in an estimated total cost of
​$1.1 billion. Unintentional injuries accounted for 90 percent  of the total cost.
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Lucie Drum, Coordinator
One SE Second Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 736-3479
​www.safekidsoregon.org

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