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By Matt Caruana, Paul Coleman, Hank Cullers, Dawn Giardina, and Kim Kerrigan
The Missing Piece in Bike Safety
What bike safety classes teach:
Look for safety sticker on approved helmets
Wear a properly fitted helmetRide with trafficWear bright clothingLearn hand signalsRide with a partner
Statistics
Each year approximately 450,000 of us are taken to hospitals unconscious and without identification.
Every year 300,000 children end up in emergency rooms for bike related injuries
Top reasons to wear ID
When you can't speak for yourself, ID will speak for you.
ID enables First Responders to immediately contact family members and friends.
ID enables family members to provide additional details about your health or give consent for potentially life saving procedures.
ID enables hospital staff to locate vital medical records. ID can communicate medical conditions or allergy information to
medical staff. ID can prevent serious delays in treatment by saving crucial time
during the "golden hour" of medical treatment.
ID can save your Life. Period!
Websites for Safety ID products
www.roadid.com www.yikesid.com www.idonme.com www.sportstagid.com www.mypreciouskid.com
Women and Children’s Hospital
Getting Approval to set up at WCHOB Approval from the CNO Approval from Director of EVS
( Housekeeping) Approval from the Trauma Coordinator Making sure nobody else had the space
* Trying to get approval from everyone took about 2 weeks.
REFERENCES
New York State Department of Health. Bike Helmets Save Lives! & it’s the Law!. Retrieved from: http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/3128.
Thompson, M., & Frederick, P (2001). Bicycle-Related Injuries. American Family Physician. 63:10, 2007-14. Retrieved from: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0515/p2007.pdf.