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Featured Podcast: Teen Driving
Teen Driver Safety One of the highlights of a teenager’s life is getting a driver’s license. However, motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among adolescents in the U.S. In this podcast, Dr. Arlene Greenspan discusses ways to keep new teen drivers safe behind the wheel. (10/21/2010)
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General
- What We're Learning About Deaths from Unintentional Injuries This report describes the leading causes of death from unintentional injuries and discusses how raising awareness about the causes of is key to preventing unintentional injuries and reducing the number of deaths that result. (11/21/2007)
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- Injury Prevention Research Research provides the knowledge that we need to understand what is possible, what is not, and the best way to proceed in our intervention efforts. (9/1/2009)
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Home and Recreational Safety
Keeping Kids Safe
- Keeping Kids Safe The leading cause of death among kids 19 years and younger is unintentional injuries, or accidents. Dr. Julie Gilchrist discusses how to prevent these injuries among children. (12/18/2008)
Listen (5:14) | Listen (0:59) - The Choking Game Can Be Deadly CDC’s Dr. Robin Toblin discusses a dangerous activity that has resulted in some children’s deaths. (2/21/2008)
Listen (4:48) | Listen (0:59) - Gastrointestinal Injuries from Magnet Ingestion in Children CDC’s Dr. Julie Gilchrist discusses the unique risks associated with small magnets to young children. (12/29/2006)
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Fires
- A Time To Act This podcast reviews the steps you can take to keep your family safe in case of a home fire. (10/5/2009)
Listen (3:51) - Residential Fire H.E.L.P. Dr. Ileana Arias describes the project which reduces fire-related losses among homebound older adults. (10/30/2007)
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Dog Bites
- So Your Child Wants a Dog… Our question this week is from a mom whose child is begging to get a dog. She's concerned that dogs are unsafe. (4/27/2009)
Listen (4:05) - Staying Safe Around Dogs After a Disaster Dogs can be scared and stressed after a natural disaster and may be more likely to bite or scratch. (11/2/2007)
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Poisoning
- Protecting Yourself and Your Family Against Poisonings Dr. Len Paulozzi, Medical Epidemiologist, offers some poisoning prevention tips for audiences of all ages. (3/17/2008)
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Older Adult Falls
- Falls Among Older Adults Falls are the leading cause of injuries for people over age 65 years, and this broadcast discusses the causes of these falls and how to prevent them. (3/13/2008)
Listen (3:42) | Listen (0:59) - Preventing Older Adult Falls and TBI This podcast offers advice on how to prevent falls and discusses warning signs of traumatic brain injury. (3/7/2008)
Listen (2:37) - Adult Falls CDC’s Dr. Judy Stevens discusses the risk factors associated with falls in older adults and practical methods to prevent them. (6/8/2007)
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Injury Prevention
- Snap, Crackle, and Pop This podcast answers a listener's question about how to stay safe around fireworks. (6/29/2009)
Listen (1:32) - Health Begins at Home Clean and well-maintained homes can prevent many illnesses and injuries. These audio and video podcasts discuss how good health begins at home. (3/30/2009)
Listen/Watch (3:29) - Preventing Chain Saw Injuries After a Disaster If you must use a chain saw, follow the instructions to be safe. Wear a hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, thick work gloves, chaps, and boots. (9/24/2008)
Listen (0:49) - Staying Safe In Your Home During a Hurricane If you are not ordered to evacuate, and you stay in your home, there are things you can do to protect yourself and your family. (8/13/2008)
Listen (0:50) - Be Prepared for Hurricane Season Stock your home with supplies, get an emergency kit for your car, know how to stay safe during the storm, and know what to do if evacuation orders are issued. (5/23/2008)
Listen (6:06) - Staying Safe Around Buildings Damaged After a Disaster After a hurricane, stay away from damaged buildings until building inspectors say it’s safe to enter.
(10/26/2007)
Listen/Watch (0:53) - Power Tools: Nail Down Safety First CDC studied data on patients with nail-gun injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments during 2001–2005.
(6/22/2007)
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Water-Related Injury Prevention
- Staying Safe On The Water In this podcast for all audiences, Dr. Julie Gilchrist from CDC's Injury Center outlines tips for safe boating. (6/5/2008)
Listen (3:45) - Staying Safe In The Water In this podcast, Dr. Julie Gilchrist, talks about staying safe in the water. Tips focus on preventing drownings and keeping children safe in and around the pool, lake, or ocean. (5/19/2008)
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Injury Response
- Blast Injuries: What Clinicians Need to Know In this podcast Dr. Richard C. Hunt provides a brief overview for health care providers on how to respond and care for persons injured by an explosion or blast event. (11/6/2008)
Listen (2:57) - Field Triage Decision Scheme: The National Trauma Triage Protocol In this podcast Dr. Richard C. Hunt provides an overview on the development process and scientific basis for the revised field triage guidelines. (1/22/2009)
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- Advances in Crash Response In this podcast Dr. Richard C. Hunt discusses the benefits of using an Advanced Automatic Collision Notification system to help with emergency triage of people injured in vehicle crashes. (6/29/2009)
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Motor Vehicle Safety
Teen Driving
- Teen Driver Safety One of the highlights of a teenager’s life is getting a driver’s license. However, motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among adolescents in the U.S. In this podcast, Dr. Arlene Greenspan discusses ways to keep new teen drivers safe behind the wheel. (10/21/2010)
Listen (4:12) - Teen Driver Safety Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among adolescents in the U.S. This podcast discusses graduated drivers’ license programs and the importance of parents monitoring teen driving. (10/21/2010)
Listen (0:59) - Staying Safe Behind the Wheel The leading cause of death for all teens is motor-vehicle crashes. Dr. Arlene Greenspan discusses four things parents can do to help their teens become safer drivers. (10/16/2008)
Listen (5:01) | Listen (0:59) - Help Your Teen Driver Stay Safe Graduated drivers licensing, or GDL, is a system to help teens get safer experience on the roads as they learn to drive. This podcast, for parents of teen drivers, talks about how GDL can keep teens safer on the roads. (5/2/2008)
Listen (2:32) - Global Road Safety Week: Teen Driver Safety Former CDC Director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, discusses the important role parents and guardians play in keeping teen drivers safe and how graduated licensing systems (GDL) can help. (4/18/2007)
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General Motor Vehicle Safety
- Staying Safe on the Road CDC's Laurie Beck, MPH, shares tips about how to stay safe on the road, for those taking road trips or just driving around. Topics include booster seats, graduated drivers licensing (GDL), and the importance of always buckling up. (7/2/2008)
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Child Passenger Safety
- Buckle ‘em Up In the U.S. in 2007, more than 600 children under age eight were killed and over 75,000 were treated for injuries suffered in a crash. In this podcast, Dr. Arlene Greenspan discusses the importance of child safety seats in motor vehicles. (9/10/2009)
Listen (3:56) | Listen (0:59) - Are We There Yet? Parents should be concerned about the safety of children in vehicles. Dr. Arlene Greenspan discusses correct methods of securing children in child safety seats. (9/18/2008)
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Impaired Driving
- Sober Driving In 2007, nearly 13,000 people were killed in a crash in which at least one driver had a blood alcohol content above the legal limit. In this podcast, Dr. Ruth Shults discusses the dangers of drinking while under the influence. (8/20/2009)
Listen (3:28) | Listen (0:59) - Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Victims of Motor-Vehicle Crashes --- West Virginia, 2004—2005 CDC’s Dr. Len Paulozzi discusses the research findings on how often drug- and alcohol-impaired driving are associated with motor-vehicle crashes. (12/8/2006)
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Heads Up! Play it Safe When it Comes to Concussions CDC's Dr. Julie Gilchrist discusses the “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports” tool kit, which provides information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion. (10/31/2007)
Listen (6:49) - Head's Up! CDC has developed Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports — a free tool kit to help youth sports coaches, parents, and athletes recognize and respond to concussion symptoms. (7/27/2007)
Listen (6:43) | Listen (0:59) - Know the Facts: Understand Concussion This podcast discusses concussions and provides information to help people better understand concussion. (3/17/2010)
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- What You Need to Know About Concussion This podcast provides the essential facts about concussions and describes symptoms, danger signs, and ways to recover and heal after a concussion. (3/17/2010)
Listen (2:24) - Taking Care After a ConcussionThis podcast describes how to take care of yourself after a concussion, including proper recognition and response recommendations. (3/17/2010)
Listen (1:27) - Talking to Your Patients: A Clinician´s Guide to Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury This podcast describes how to talk to your patients and provide health information about mild traumatic brain injury (mild TBI) that may help ease their concerns and can give them tools to help speed their recovery. (3/17/2010)
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Violence Prevention
Electronic Aggression
- Electronic Aggression New forms of electronic media, such as blogs, instant messaging, chat rooms, email, text messaging, and the internet are providing new arenas for youth violence to occur. (11/28/2007)
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Intimate Partner Violence
- When Closeness Goes Wrong Dr. Michele Black discusses a link between intimate partner violence and illnesses and risk factors such as HIV or sexually transmitted diseases. (2/14/2008)
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Sexual Violence
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month This podcast discusses sexual violence—what it is, the long-term health problems it can contribute to, and tips to stop it before it begins.
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Suicide and Trauma
- Coping with Traumatic Events Tragedies affect all of us in different ways. Some people might react to the stress immediately, while others may not experience stress until later. (11/10/2009)
Listen (1:46) - Alcohol and Risk of Suicide Each year in the U.S., more than 30,000 people die of suicide. In this podcast, CDC's Dr. Alexander Crosby discusses the link between alcohol use and suicide. (6/18/2009)
Listen (4:01) | Listen (0:59) - Traumatic Events and Suicide Feeling like you want to give up or thoughts of suicide are a sign that you need help. You can get help by calling the national hotline at 1-800-273-TALK. (8/11/2008)
Listen (1:14) - Coping With Depression and Thoughts of Suicide After a Disaster After a natural disaster, it is normal to feel sad, mad, or guilty—you may have lost a great deal. (11/30/2007)
Listen (0:48) - Preventing Suicide in Young People Dr. Keri Lubell discusses the importance of prevention and the roles individuals can play to help prevent those rates from increasing further. (11/15/2007)
Listen (6:51) | Listen (0:59) - Toxicology Testing and Results for Suicide Victims In 2003, 31,484 suicides occurred in the United States. To assess the contribution of substance use to suicide, CDC analyzed test results of suicide victims in 13 states. (1/26/2007)
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Violence in the Workplace
- Workplace Safety and Women This women's health podcast focuses on four important issues for women at work: job stress, work schedules, reproductive health, and workplace violence. (5/11/2009)
Listen (7:41) - Violence on the Job (Part 1) Simply earning a living may expose you to the risk of violence, or even worse. Discover the environments most often associated with workplace violence. (7/31/2006)
Listen/Watch (11:55) - Violence on the Job (Part 2) Violence in the workplace is more common than you may think. Occupational health experts offer strategies on how to protect ourselves from danger on the job. (7/31/2006)
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Violence Prevention
- Welcome to Violence Prevention at CDC Violence Prevention Video by Dr. Rodney Hammond.
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Youth Violence
- Break the Silence/Stop the Violence For parents, preparing teenagers for dating can be a tough time - preparing kids for difficult situations, knowing when there is a problem, and providing guidance. (8/5/2008)
Listen/Watch (4:36) - Keeping Schools Safe from Violence This podcast discusses preventing student homicides in school. (1/24/2008)
Listen (6:32) | Listen (0:59) - Reducing Youth Crime School-based youth violence prevention programs have been proven effective at reducing violence, truancy, drug abuse, and delinquency. (10/5/2007)
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