Subcommittee on Injury Prevention and Control

Purpose

To become a centralized national resource for injury prevention for the membership of the ACS; to develop cooperative efforts with other organizations dedicated to injury prevention; to increase recognition of injury prevention within the COT; and to nominate candidates for the National Safety Council Surgeons Award for Service to Safety.

Objectives

1. Promote and update an injury prevention and control slide set.
   
2. Coordinate and maintain an injury prevention and control booth at the Clinical Congress.
   
3. Collaborate and develop cooperative ties with NHTSA, the CDC and other organizations involved in prevention activities for distribution of appropriate program materials.
   
4. Promote injury prevention and control topics for trauma CME courses.
   
5. Maintain and update an injury prevention and control web page linked with other prevention sites.
   
6. Promote a template for injury prevention and control programs.
   
7. Encourage updating of the current position paper on firearm violence.
   
8. Provide media training on injury prevention and control.
   
9. Encourage inclusion of injury prevention and control in medical school curriculum and residency training programs.
   
10. Develop an interactive prehospital outreach program.
    

Injury Prevention and Control

Trauma Programs