INJURY PREVENTION TIPS FROM NUMC’S TRAUMA CENTER PHYSICIANS
Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP
President/CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2014
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
INJURY PREVENTION TIPS FROM NUMC’S TRAUMA CENTER PHYSICIANS
East Meadow, NY………….As the summer weather approaches, many families are eager to spend more time outside working and playing. For children, it wouldn’t be summer without outdoor activities. But these innocent activities can become dangerous if important safety tips are not followed – causing serious injury and even death. To reduce a child’s risk of drowning, Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, NuHealth’s President/CEO and the Nassau University Medical Center’s trauma center physicians offer the following advice for parents:
• Never leave a child unsupervised in or around any body of water.
• Enclose a pool, hot tub or spa with a fence that is at least 4 feet high with slats that are less than 4 inches apart.
• Make sure the fence gate is self-closing, self-latching and out of a child’s reach.
• Remove floats, balls or other toys from the pool and surrounding area immediately after use. (The presence of these toys may encourage children to enter the pool area or lean over the pool and fall in.)
• Prepare for drowning emergencies by having a cordless phone, emergency numbers, a first-aid kit and rescue equipment near the pool. • Learn CPR, first aid and water-rescue techniques.
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NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life. Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community. By emphasizing wellness cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.
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