safe kids oklahoma preventing the #1 killer of kids….. unintentional injuries
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The Epidemic
• Native American Traffic Deaths • 6.8 percent of all deaths from traffic crashes, compared to 1.6
percent of other ethnicities *• More than half of the children killed were not in car seats*
“If diseases were killing our children at the rate injuries are, the public would be outraged and demand that this killer be stopped.” – C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General
Why are children injured?
3 out of 4 car seats are used incorrectly
Prevention Works
Education – Advocacy – Resources Child safety seats reduce the risk of injury and death to child passengers by 71%.
Safe Kids Oklahoma Statewide Efforts 2013:
Number of Community Events: 87
Number of Car Seats Checked: 4,385Number of Car Seat Distributed: 2,673
Number of Events Coordinate with Tribal entity: 19
Number of Miles traveled by SK staff: 4,268
* According the OHSO, Oklahoma Statewide Child Restraint Survey (2012), overall, the combined percentage of infants and children properly restrained increased from 86.7% in 2006 to 89.1% in 2012.
SKO Impact…It’s WORKING!!
Region 2010 2011 2012 2013 Change 2012-13
Statewide 85.3 82.6 89.1 87.8 -1.3
OKC Limits 86.7 80.9 85.7 93.1 +7.4
Child Restraint Use By Region (Combined Ages 0-8), 2009-2012*
*According the OHSO, Oklahoma Statewide Child Restraint Survey, 2013.
SW Region 82.0 85.7 87.7 74.9 -12.8
Much work is left to do…..
2014/15 Car Seat Strategy
• CPS Technician Certification Courses Statewide• Community Workshops – Information Only • Car Seat Checks – at least 66 statewide • Grants for Metro AND Rural areas since 2010
Contact Us Safe Kids Oklahoma 900 N. Portland Ave Oklahoma City, OK
405.945.6707www.safekidsok.org