The Children’s Injury Prevention Fair will be held this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at Lee Memorial Hospital, 2776 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers from 10 am until 2 pm.
The fair is designed to promote injury prevention by combining fun activities and useful information for the entire family.
The Injury Prevention Fair is presented by Lee Memorial Hospital’s Emergency and Trauma Services in conjunction with The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. Each year, thousands of children across the country are hospitalized for falls, burns, car accidents and other injuries. “Some of these injuries are avoidable,” said Lisa Sgarlata, RN, Vice President of Patient Care at Lee Memorial Hospital. “We hope that parents will bring their children to the fair and learn some of the simple steps they can take to prevent injuries. “
Special features include car seat and helmet fitting stations; rollover vehicle; Stay Alive Just Drive information; fatal vision glasses; CPR demonstrations, helicopters, ambulance, safety house, Smokey Bear, Swampy, K-9 unit from LCSO, LCSO public services vehicles; EMS participation; safe baby-sitting information; fingerprinting; gun safety; pediatric nutrition; tobacco prevention; pediatric swimming instruction information; and a lot more. Healthy snacks will also be available.
Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animals or a doll to the fair so they can participate in the Teddy Bear Clinic. Child life specialists will guide the children as they pretend to give medical treatment to their toy so they understand better what happens at hospitals and what doctors and nurses do to help them when they do not feel well or are hurt. This helps calm their fears should they ever need medical attention.
Free helmets will be available to 100 children provided the helmet is fitted properly to the child. There are only 100 helmets available to be shared.
At the car seat fitting station, parents will learn about car seat safety, proper installation and recalls. Anyone wishing to have his or her car seat checked by the Child Advocacy team from The Children’s Hospital should call 432-4491 to make an appointment for the day of the fair, Saturday Jan. 23, 2010.
The activities and booths will take place in the Auditorium and parking lot in front of the hospital.
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