New Frontiers in Injury Prevention

About this episode

Madeline Bell discusses injury prevention strategies for children with Dr. Kristy Arbogast from CHOP.

Teams at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are committed to delivering breakthroughs for patients, including keeping them safe from injury – the leading cause of death and acquired disability for children. In this episode of Breaking Through, Madeline talks to CHOP expert Dr. Kristy Arbogast about how caregivers can keep kids safe during fall sports season and beyond – and about the work CHOP’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention is leading to find new ways to prevent and treat concussions. They also discuss Dr. Arbogast’s role on the NFL Engineering Committee, which is focused on developing injury prevention programs for elite athletes.

People in this episode

Host: Madeline Bell

Guest: Dr. Kristy Arbogast

Topics covered

• injury prevention
• child safety
• concussions
• fall sports
• elite athletes

Keywords

• injury prevention
• children's safety
• concussions
• fall sports
• NFL Engineering Committee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, NFL Engineering Committee, CHOP

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