Sledding Safety
/Thousands of children end up in the hospital every year due to sledding injuries. Keep your child on the hill by preparing ahead of time.
Sledding Safety National Experts
Prevent Child Injury offers members access to spokespeople selected for their knowledge on injury prevention topics. These experts are available to speak to media and other interested parties.
Sledding Safety PROJECT MATERIALS
These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury to assist in outreach efforts on educating the public about sledding. Most of these materials can be co-branded with your organization's logo.
Sledding Safety RESOURCES
These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury members or other trusted sources.
Webpages
Snow Sledding Safety Tips – Denver Health
Sledding Injury Prevention – AAOS*
Sledding Safety – NCH*
Safety Tips: Sledding – KidsHealth
Sledding Safety Tips – UPMC*
Sledding Safety – HealthDay
Chill Out for Winter Safety – Munson Healthcare
Infographics, Fact Sheets, & Checklists
Blog Posts
No Helmet, No Slide: Wear a Helmet While Sledding, Because your Brain Matters – Gillette Children’s
Sledding Safety: How to Choose the Best Sled and Avoid Injury – NYMetroParents
Audio Clips
Videos
Cities Across the US are Banning Sledding – Today Show
Tips to Keep Kids Safe While Sledding – Local 12 WKRC
Cities Banning Sledding – WLWT 5
News Articles
*List of Abbreviations
AAOS: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
AOSSM: American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
CCHMC: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
CIPA: Child Injury Prevention Alliance
CM: Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
IMC: Intermountain Medical Center
MMC: Munson Medical Center
NCH: Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
NSC: National Safety Council
UMM: University of Michigan Medicine
UPMC: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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