Distracted Driving on Midday Maryland
On the November 21st, 2022 edition of Midday Maryland, host Elsa M. talked with Chrissy Nizer - Administrator of the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, Governor Larry Hogan's Highway [...] National Injury Prevention Day 2022
November 18th is Injury Free Coalition for Kids 3rd Annual National Injury Prevention Day! National Injury Prevention Day was started by the Injury Free Coalition for Kids (IFCK) in 2020 [...] Fire Prevention Week 2023
National Fire Prevention Week is celebrated this month October 8-14. In true standard fashion of TraumaNet blogs, we are choosing to celebrate this week with reminders you can use today [...] Firearm Safety on Midday Maryland
On the September 26th, 2022 edition of Midday Maryland, host Elsa M. talked with Jeff Hobbs - Trauma Program Manager at UPMC Western Maryland - and Dr. Joe Sakran - Director of [...] Back to School Safety
The month of September often means getting back into school routines, packing lunches, after school sports and extracurricular activities and student’s favorite…homework! The month of September often has connotations of [...] Stop on RED Week 2022
August’s Injury Prevention theme is all about safe driving. Did you know there is a week in August fully dedicated to promoting safe driving practices - including STOPing at red [...] AAST 81st Annual Meeting
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma’s 81st Annual Meeting is being held on September 21 – 24, 2022 in Chicago, IL. For more details, visit the AAST Annual […]
Pediatric Trauma Society 8th Annual Meeting
The Pediatric Trauma Society 8th Annual Meeting will be held on November 2 – 5, 2022 in Portland, OR. For more details, visit the PTS Annual Meeting Website. To register, […]
Fireworks Safety
The beginning of July brings the excitement of upcoming fireworks displays at Independence Day celebrations, special nights at local parks, and the excitement of upcoming famous firework shows, such as [...] Drowsy Driving
Have you ever been driving home from work, or maybe to a vacation spot and thought, “I am getting tired, but I am SOO close. I can’t stop now?” Have [...] 