Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., has trained 180 high school students as safety ambassadors to local elementary school students, according to a local Patch report.
Through the program, junior and senior students are chosen by principals and teachers to undergo training at the hospital. The students also receive tools and assistance to help craft presentations on safety to grade school students. Upon completion of the training, the newly minted patient safety ambassadors will present on falls, pedestrian safety, care safety and safety in wheeled sports.
These four safety topics make up the majority of pediatric injuries seem in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's emergency room.
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Through the program, junior and senior students are chosen by principals and teachers to undergo training at the hospital. The students also receive tools and assistance to help craft presentations on safety to grade school students. Upon completion of the training, the newly minted patient safety ambassadors will present on falls, pedestrian safety, care safety and safety in wheeled sports.
These four safety topics make up the majority of pediatric injuries seem in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's emergency room.
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