Injury Prevention
Suggested Strategies For Success

Successful Strategies

Key Changes for Injury Prevention

Improving Office Systems

• Use electronic reminders or written prompts to provide anticipatory guidance.
• Incorporate injury prevention into EPSDT visits
• Document discussions and age appropriate educational materials given at each health maintenance visit

Counsel the Family and Child about Injury Prevention

• ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE TOPICS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

  • Educate the child and parents/guardians about injury prevention using available resources that are developmentally appropriate, providing updates as the child grows
  • Document that age-appropriate anticipatory guidance was given utilizing anticipatory guidance checklist
  • Assess patients home environment utilizing the Home Safety Checklist
  • Provide home safety checklist  to parents/guardians for “child-proofing” or “fall-proofing”