Pediatric Trauma & Injury Prevention

Every year, more than 700 children are admitted to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital as a result of a serious injury. Another 6,500 are treated for an injury in our Pediatric Emergency Department. Injuries from trauma—ranging from schoolyard falls to high-speed automobile collisions—are the leading cause of death and disability in children. 

The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, cares for the most seriously injured children. To reduce the incidence of childhood injuries, an array of injury prevention outreach programs have been designed to educate children, parents and community members. Our work involves:

• Educating children and adults
• Advocating for effective laws
• Providing reduced cost safety products to low-income families
• Conducting research
• Creating safe environments

These efforts continually evolve to meet the changing trends of traumatic injuries and the needs of our community's children. Every year, the Injury Prevention Program looks for trends in the types of pediatric traumas we see to determine which areas would benefit from new programming or increased priority.

Learn more about Pediatric Trauma Care

• Mott Buckle Up! - reduced-cost car seats to low-income families, car seat consultations for our patients and families, car seat inspections and local child passenger safety coordination
• Safe Kids Huron Valley - preventing unintentional injuries to children through local coalition coordination
• Baby Safe - Baby Safe is a free online course designed to educate caregivers on what to expect during a baby’s first year. It is available to all caregivers, including new parents, expectant parents, grandparents, and others.

For more information, call the U-M Injury Prevention Program at 734-763-2251.