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Injury Prevention Center
Committed to Our Community's Safety
The goal of the Injury Prevention Center is to reduce injuries in Rhode Island through community outreach, research and education.
Each year, Rhode Island experiences:
- Hundreds of injury-related deaths
- Thousands of injury-related hospitalizations
- Countless injuries leading to disability
Many of these injuries can be avoided by studying and developing programs aimed at preventing injuries from occurring. For this reason, emergency department physicians at Rhode Island Hospital created the Injury Prevention Center in 1998.
Safety FactUnder Rhode Island law, all children should be properly restrained in the rear of the vehicle if they are 8 or younger, less than 4 feet 9 inches, or less than 80 pounds. A booster seat is recommended for children 4 to 8 or who weigh at least 40 pounds and are up to 4 feet 9 inches tall. |
The center conducts research; develops and implements community-based programs; and educates professionals, policymakers and the public about the importance of injury prevention.
Our CORE program is supported by the following main partners:
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Injury Prevention Center
55 Claverick Street
Providence, RI 02903
2nd Floor
55 Claverick Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-444-2208
Injury Prevention Center News
Monday, June 27, 2016
Approximately 2,500 children nationally are treated in the emergency room for firework-related injuries in the month surrounding the Fourth of July. More than half of injuries from fireworks are burns and most are to hands and fingers, the head, legs and arms. Keeping children safe is the top...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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Pediatric, Medical EducationInjury Prevention Center urges safety around decorations and children’s toys
Friday, October 9, 2015
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PediatricInjury Prevention Center at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Kohl’s host car seat safety event at Roger Williams Park Zoo
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Three high school students to receive $2,000 scholarships for creating public service announcements that share the dangers of distracted driving (L to R) Back Row: Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee Guido Petrosinelli; Dr. Dina Morrissey, Research Associate and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine (...
Thursday, June 18, 2015
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FundraisingNine local college students awarded summer internships at Hasbro Children’s Hospital The 4-Safety Program , a partnership between Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Dunkin’ Donuts, has announced the recipients of its 2015 Dunkin’ Donuts Injury Prevention Scholars Internships. The scholars program...
Friday, February 20, 2015
Statewide assessment of Rhode Island concussion standards finds limited compliance Dina Morrissey, MD, MPH, research associate for The Injury Prevention Center at Hasbro Children’s Hospital , recently led a study that found that while compliance with mandated provisions in youth sports concussion...