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14 de diciembre - 21 de diciembre 2006Hispania NewsSALUDPage 15Child passenger safety education for healthcare providersAAA and the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) have created a new curriculum module that will teach medical and allied healthcare students about the importance of properly restraining children invehicles. The new module is designed to educate healthcare providers on the critical issue of child passenger safety and to discuss the role of medical personnel in delivering that information to parents.“Automobile crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 3-14 in the United States/' said Aymee Ruiz, national spokesperson for AAA. “Most of these deaths are preventable. Healthcare providers play a pivotal role in guiding parents through the growth and development of their children. By understanding crash dynamicssafety seats and booster seats. However, even with the existence of laws, 50 percent of children killed in motor vehicle crashes are completely unrestrained.“Although every state has child restraint laws in place, they vary greatly and many leave gaps that endanger children, said Ruiz. “Healthcare providers are in a unique position to offer accurate, straightforward and timely advice to parents that may help save a child's life.As an organization, AMSA aims to expand medical students' educational opportunities, said Jay Bhatt, president, AMSA.Child passenger safety is just one of the numerous facets of injury' prevention that may not be adequately addressed in the standardized healthcurriculum.curriculum module for medical students, AAA is conducting research on other tools to help medical practitioners deliver more powerful messages to their patients regarding child passenger safety.We are in the beginning stages of a sustained effort to reach out to the medical community with information and assistance designed to help save children's lives, said Ruiz.For more information on AAA's involvement in child passenger safety and legislation designed to protect children in vehicles, visit www.aaa.com / publicaffairsAs North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 49 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, AMSA is a student-governed, non-profitorganization committed torepresenting the concerns of physicians-in-training. With more than 68,000 members, AMSA is committed to improving medical training as well as advancing the profession of medicine. AMSA can be found online at www.amsa.orgI Have MovedNeck Pain Headaches Back Pain Pinched Nerves Numbness Allergies Auto InjuriesWe also offer nutritional counselingmm a:nttsI AMS NOSJthroatAM MSMk AMIILiVlR StdMMH PA* Rf A*srut*SMAt i IVTUriM LARGt INTtfTINtusrui a vTHR.MSUCSANDFUT• him* *»••* *. : )i* I tfi s 1 Ml MS . AN • • MHI lt;Ivr h s. t ■ nsji n ; n s»iSM' • AN1 HE HI MAN SPIM
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Colorado Springs Hispania News
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Thu, Dec 14, 2006
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