Injury Prevention Program
Welcome to the Injury Prevention Program at Boston Children's Hospital
Who we are
It’s a sad fact that injury is the number one cause of death and disability among children in the United States.
Fortunately, most childhood injuries are preventable. At Boston Children's Hospital, our Trauma Center's Injury Prevention Program is dedicated to dramatically decreasing the number of preventable injuries through research and public education.
We work in the local community, educating clinicians and families and distributing safety materials. Children's administers and supports many community initiatives designed to prevent childhood injury. We’re also conducting research to better understand how to prevent injury.
Learn more about our injury prevention initiatives.
What we do
The Injury Prevention Program works with the Trauma Center to treat and prevent the most common and complex childhood injuries. Our network of pediatric specialists includes some of the world's most experienced pediatric physicians, clinicians and technicians with expertise in the conditions and treatments below.
Fitting stations
Boston Children's Hospital Community fitting stations are open to the public by appointment only. Appointments for both fitting station can be made by calling 617-355-7332:
Boston Children's Hospital parking garage- station is open every Wednesday from 10am-12pm
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Boston Children's North parking lot- station is open every Friday April- August from 1pm-3pm
10 Centennial Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Here is a list of fitting stations in Massachusetts that may also be able to assist you with your installation.
Conditions & Treatments
- Abrasions
- Ankle sprain
- Bites and scratches
- Booster seats
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Electrical and thermal burns
- Eye injuries
- Fire safety
- Foreign bodies in the eye
- Head/brain injury
- Insect stings
- Lacerations with stitches
- Lead poisoning
- Respiratory Distress
- Small cuts and scrapes
- Spider bites
- Sports injury prevention
- Teenage drivers
- Tetanus
- Airway obstruction
- Bicycle, in-line skating and skateboarding safety
- Blood donations and blood banking
- Car seat safety
- Chemical burns
- Emergency Medicine
- Facial cuts and wounds
- Firearm safety
- Fractures
- Heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke
- Insects in the ear
- Lacerations without stitches
- Puncture wounds
- Shoulder dislocation
- Snake bites
- Splinters
- Sprains and strains
- Tennis elbow
- Toy safety
