About Our Programs
Most injuries in adults and children are unintentional and preventable. Through education and taking simple precautions, you can help prevent serious injury or death.
Injury prevention starts with the collection and analysis of population and patient data from a wide variety of sources to describe the status of injury morbidity, mortality, and distribution throughout Southern Nevada. Injury epidemiology is concerned with the evaluation of the frequency, rates, and pattern of injury events in a population and is obtained by analyzing data from sources such as death records, hospital discharge databases and data from EMS, Emergency Departments, and trauma registries. Trauma systems must develop strategies that help prevent injury as part of an integrated, coordinated, and inclusive trauma system. In 2024, we are focusing on injury prevention programming to the collection and analysis of injury data (epidemiology) and recognized best practices in the injury field, which we can push out to those around the community with the hopes of decreasing injury amongst our community members.
Fall Prevention
In 2022, falls were Southern Nevada’s leading cause of trauma. According to the CDC, one in four Americans age 65 and older falls every year, making falls the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older adults. Falling is not an inevitable part of aging. Through practical lifestyle adjustments, evidence-based programs and community partnerships, the number of falls among seniors can be reduced substantially.
CDC’s Injury Center created the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries) toolkit expressly for healthcare providers who treat older adults who are at risk of falling or who may have fallen in the past. STEADI’s tools and educational materials aim to help providers:
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- Screen patients for low, moderate, or high fall risk.
- Assess a patient’s risk factors.
- Intervene to reduce risk by giving older adults tailored interventions.
- Stepping On Program
- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance
- Fall Prevention for Pediatrics
- CDC Fall Prevention
- MyMobility Plan
Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention
Every day, thousands of Americans are involved in motor vehicle crashes that result in injury or death. According to 2021 Nevada State Trauma Report, 23.5% of Motor Vehicle Injuries were not using safety restraints.