Presenter Profile
Charles Jennissen, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa Healthcare
charles-jennissen@uiowa.edu
Charles Jennissen, MD, is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Jennissen grew up on a dairy farm in central Minnesota. This plays a large part in his interest in safety and injury prevention, particularly regarding children and teens, and those who work and live on farms. Most of his research projects have addressed injury-related issues, especially those involving off-road vehicles.
Presentations
Get Off Your Grass: Let’s Work Together to Prevent Pediatric Lawnmower Injuries
Ryan Manahl
Charles Jennissen, MD
David Zima
Levi Zima
John Brooks
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion aimed at enhancing child safety and preventing lawnmower-related injuries through engineering, community involvement, and proactive education. This session will address alarming statistics and factors that increase the risks of these injuries while delving into how engineering innovations such as improved safety features and the development of aftermarket products can significantly decrease the risk. Lastly, we will explore the powerful role that families of injured children can play in advocating for safety measures.
1. State at least three factors that put children at increased risk for lawnmower-related injuries.
2. Discuss how engineering changes in lawnmowers or aftermarket products could significantly decrease the risk of pediatric bystander injuries.
3. Understand how serious injuries to children may motivate families to help protect other children from similar harm, and how these families can become important partners in delivering injury messages.