Mayo Clinic encourages safety and prevention during National Trauma Awareness Month
May is trauma awareness month. More people age 45 and younger die from injury or violence than any other cause of death.
Posted: May 3, 2021 5:11 PM
Posted By: Annalise Johnson
ROCHESTER, Minn. - May is trauma awareness month. More people age 45 and younger die from injury or violence than any other cause of death.
Dr. Katie McKenzie, an Olmsted Medical Center primary care physician, and Dr. Kyle McKenzie of Mayo Clinic s Department of Community Internal Medicine, never expected one of their children to be on the receiving end of care for a serious injury. Dr. Katie McKenzie and their then 3-year-old daughter Evelyn were in a crash in 2019 when another car failed to yield at an intersection. The vehicle struck the rear passenger side, where Evelyn was sitting in her car seat. She wasn t conscious or breathing.
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(ABC 6 News) - They say safety is a choice. But prevention is key.
On Monday, in honor of Trauma Awareness month, experts from Mayo Clinic shared details on how trauma impacts people of all ages and identify ways to reduce the likelihood of trauma..
Trauma is the leading cause of death for individuals from infant to the age of 45 years across the United States.
Two doctors shared details about their personal experience of how trauma impacts people of all ages.
Sharing what it was like when their 3-year-old daughter was injured in a car crash.
Evelyn was severely injured in a car crash, even while securely restrained in her child passenger safety seat.