Risky Residence, Bike Helmets and the Ronald McDonald House Charities:

Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Rochester

The Risky Residence was developed to be a teaching tool to help children pick out common unsafe situations in a home. It’s unique attraction is that you need 3D or colored lenses to see half of the rooms in the house. It is portable and can be reproduced. One is on permanent display in the Pediatric Emergency Lobby. Funding was provided by Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Risky Residence Picture

Helmets:

With funding from the Ronald McDonald House Charities, helmets are provided to children who sustain a wheeled sport injury, including injuries while riding a bicycle, skateboard, scooter, roller skates or in-line skates. What makes this distribution unique, is with each helmet we distribute, it allows us to deal directly with the families as they come to the ED with injuries and take advantage of a “teachable moment”. We are able to educate and increase awareness as to the importance of helmet use. We have also been able to provide helmets to several organizations in the community as well as the Out Patient Clinic. We also are able to provide bicycle helmets to families with children who are riding bicycles, but do not own a helmet.