Miscellaneous

Recognizing that you have a brain injury (a self-assessment tool):
http://www.headinjury.com/checktbi.htm

Testing and development of helmet safety standards, helmet fitting info:
http://www.smf.org/

Car crash and airbag safety testing and vehicle ratings:
http://www.hwysafety.org
 

Seat belt facts and statistics:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/general/safety/seatbelts/fact_sheets.asp

Myths about wearing safety belts:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/general/safety/seatbelts/myths_truths.asp

Ohio Homeland Security:
http://www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov

Ohio Department of Public Safety: http://publicsafety.ohio.gov

http://www.prevention.org/Links.htm

Brain Anatomy online:  http://library.thinkquest.org/C0110299/brain/anatomy.php?page=anatomy0

Materials for Educators

Tips for teachers on preventing school violence:  http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02tips_staff.php

Also for teachers, has lots of bike helmet safety info and activities:
http://www.bhsi.org/teachers.htm
 

Puzzles, worksheets, games, etc., for teachers:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/works.html

Risk Watch - a classroom-based unintentional injury prevention curriculum for pre-K through 8th grade:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/workforce/ems1/InjuryPrevention/riskwatch.html

For teachers grades 9-12 on highway safety and car crashes:
http://www.highwaysafety.org/teachers_guide.pdf

Safety lesson plans and games:  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/safeschool/teachers/index.html

Resources for teachers:   http://www.prevention.org

teachers:   http://www.bhsi.org/teachers.htm

Materials for Coaches / Sports Enthusiasts (by sport)

General Sports Information

Free CDC Tool Kit on Concussion for High School Coaches:  http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/coaches_tool_kit.htm

Article: Brain Injury In Sports:  http://www.headinjury.com/sports.htm

Management of Concussions in Sports: http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec800091d5

General injury prevention and parenting tips:  http://www.momsteam.com/alpha/features/ounce_of_prevention/

Slide show on concussions and second impact syndrome:
http://www4.district125.k12.il.us/faculty/tloew/concussions/index.htm

An interesting article on concussion:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990901ap/887.html

Second Impact Syndrome: http://www.momsteam.com/alpha/departments/regularseason/second-impact-syndrome.shtml

Defines second impact syndrome and explains the risks: http://www.teamsofangels.org/research/head_injury_info/second_impact_syndrome.shtml

Suggested safety items parents should look for in a high school athletic program: http://www.nata.org/publications/press_releases/suggestedsafetyitems.htm

For parents and coaches on preventing injuries - sorted by sport:
http://www.chp.edu/besafe/kids/kidssptrecintro.php?base=sr

http://www.arthritis.org/resources/SIP/sports.asp

For coaches only:
http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/injury.htm

Baseball / Softball

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02baseball.php?base=sr

Biking

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02bikesafety.php

On scooters and pocket bikes:  http://www.chp.edu/besafe/safetynews/novscooters.php

This one is on bicycle safety, and it also has puzzles and mazes:
http://www.aap.org/family/bicycle.htm

The site www.aap.org has many pages on bicycle safety sorted by age group too.
http://www.aap.org/family/tbikmyth.htm

bicycle safety:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/general/safety/bicycle/facts.asp

bicycle awareness tips for motorists:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/general/safety/bicycle/motorists_tips.asp

bicycle safety, plus puzzles and mazes:

http://www.aap.org/family/bicycle.htm

bicycle safety sorted by age group:   www.aap.org  or

http://www.aap.org/family/tbikmyth.htm

Cheerleading

http://cheerleading.about.com/od/coachingcheerleading/a/safety.htm

Tips from Amy Davis, Miss Utah 2004, who experienced a cheerleading injury in college:

http://livingthemoment.com

Football

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/kids/01football.php?base=sr

For parents:

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02football.php?base=sr

Football safety for  young players:

http://www.gatormidgetfootball.org/football_safety.htm

Article: Brain Injury Association of America Issues Statement on Football-Related Brain Injury:

http://www.neuroskills.com/index.shtml?main=/pr-footballbia.shtml

Advice for preventing injuries:

http://www.bianys.org/Prevention/football.html

http://www.safeusa.edc.org/sports/football.htm

Project Heads Up!

http://www.projectheadsup.com/

Article: Brain-Pad Locks the Jaw and Absorbs the Blow, So the Brain Doesn't

http://www.neuroskills.com/index.shtml?main=/pr-brainpad.shtml

Football and other sport and safety info:

http://www.momsteam.com/alpha/sports/football/

Hockey

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02hockey.php?base=sr

On dek hockey:

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02dek_hockey.php?base=sr

Scooters and Skateboards

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02scooter.php?base=sr

Skiing and Snowboarding

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02skisnow.php?base=sr

Snowboarding/Skiing

Soccer

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02soccer.php?base=sr

Miscellaneous Sports and Equipment

Materials for Young Children

General Topics

http://www.kipchawaii.org/pdf/KIPCSafetyChecklist2005.pdf

Preventing baby walker injuries:
http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/publications/prevention/wlkfacts.html

Public Safety Kids Web Site (on-line activities for young children):  http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/kids/html/kidsland.html

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Safety City: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/

General injury prevention and parenting tips:  http://www.momsteam.com/alpha/features/ounce_of_prevention/

Firearm Injuries

Preventing firearm injuries, including checklists, presentations and research findings:

http://www.injuryfree.org/safetytpc_display.cfm?PermanentId=ADC74F45-E6D2-4BCA-8D270EDDD0370F76
 

Sensible info for caregivers and handgun owners:
http://www.stophandgunviolence.com/prevention.asp
 

Shaken Baby Syndrome

http://www.dontshake.com/

Materials for Teens

See the Prevention for Teens page for more information on WHY teens and young adults are at increased risk for injuries.

Information on inhalant abuse:
http://www.inhalants.org

Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Library: www.casalibrary.org

The Anti Drug: www.theantidrug.com

Mothers Against Drunk Driving:  www.madd.org

Materials for Adults

Traffic Safety

Mom In a Hurry

Driver Report Card

Don't Bug Out

(Videos require Windows Media Player.  Free downloads are available at: Microsoft.com.)

Motorcycle safety facts:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/general/safety/motorcycle/facts.asp

Materials for Older Adults

See the Prevention for Older Adults page for more information on driving savety for older adults.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a lot of information for older drivers:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.31176b9b03647a189ca8e410dba046a0/

The Brain Injury Association of America offers advice for preventing brain injuries among seniors:

http://www.biausa.org/Pages/prevention_matters.html#seniors

Preventing Falls

http://www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/fl_pandr.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/spotlite/falltips.htm#1

http://www.chp.edu/besafe/adults/02fallprev.php?base=hy

This one is from New Zealand, with some interesting ideas on fall prevention:

http://www.acc.co.nz/injury-prevention/growing-and-living-safely/older-adults/preventing-falls/

Good, common-sense advice related to osteoporosis:

http://www.osteoporosis-info.com/falls_causes.html

From an insurance perspective:

http://www.namic.org/consumer/falls.asp

From Ohio State University's Extension office:

http://ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0163.html

Materials for Medical Professionals

Management of Concussion in Sports   http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do?id=0900f3ec800091d5

Article: Sports Related Head and Brain Trauma  http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/nov-dec-01/ar110111.pdf#search='football%20brain%20safety'

Violence Prevention

Join Together (alcohol and drug abuse prevention):   www.jointogether.org

National Crime Prevention Council: www.ncpc.org/

Safe Communities: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/safecommunities

Prevent Child Abuse America: www.preventchildabuse.org

Violence Against Women Office (U.S. Department of Justice): www.usdoj.gov/vawo/

American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence: www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: www.ncadv.org/

National School Safety Center (contains a lot of good resources, including a violence checklist): www.nssc1.org/

National Center for Conflict Resolution Education:  www.nccre.org/

Partners Against Violence Network, a "virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies: www.pavnet.org

Violence in the Workplace:  www.cdc.gov/niosh/violpurp.html

U.S. Office of Personnel Management (dealing with workplace violence for agency planners): www.opm.gov/workplac/

U.S. Department of Labor (with a lot of resources on workplace violence): www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/index.html

Workplace Violence Research Institute: www.workviolence.com

Materials in French / Spanish

http://www.securite-pour-tous.com/

Facts about TBI in Spanish

TBI: General Fact Sheet Spanish

Safety fact sheets, many in Spanish:
http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/parents/TipsArticles/SubcategoryDisplay.aspx?sid=89

Information on inhalant abuse in Spanish:
http://www.inhalants.org/spanish.htm

Latino Prevention Network - many resources in Spanish:
http://www.prevention.org/LPNSite/Resource.htm