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Keep it spooky, not scary 👻
Kids ages 4-8 are 10x more likely to be killed by a car on Halloween. Worst hours: 5-8 p.m.
🔦 Glow sticks and reflective tape
🚸 Cross at corners, not between parked cars
🚗 Drivers: slow down, and don’t drink and drive
#HalloweenSafety #PennTrauma
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🎃 Our team may have gone a little overboard this year.
Happy Halloween from everyone at Penn Trauma. Thanks for letting us take care of this community, every night.
Stay safe out there.
#HappyHalloween #PennTrauma
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Every call answered. Every scene secured. Every minute counts.
On National First Responders Day, Penn Trauma thanks the EMS providers, firefighters, police officers, dispatchers, and rescue teams who get there first.
#FirstRespondersDay #PennTrauma
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Three Penn Trauma team members earned statewide recognition at the 2026 PTSF Trauma Symposium:
🏆 Dr. Allan Stolarski, Best PTOS Data Application Award
🏆 Dr. Elinore Kaufman & Sunny Vespico, RN, Pina Templeton Injury Prevention Award
Congrats on these statewide honors! #PTSF
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It’s Medical Assistants Recognition Week. 👏
Our Clinical Service Associates room patients, take vitals, prep the chart, book the follow-ups, and chase the referrals. For trauma patients, discharge is the middle of recovery, and our CSAs keep it moving.
#MARWeek2026 #PennTrauma
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Today we honor Officer Shane Seiber, who gave his life protecting Philadelphia.
To his wife, his children, and his family: our hearts are with you today and in the days ahead. To the Philadelphia Police Department: we know this is your loss too, and we are standing with you.
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Infection Prevention Week, and we’re breaking our own rule. 🩸
Someone bleeding badly? Call 911. Then grab any cloth, press hard, and hold.
Don’t waste time looking for something clean. Infection can be treated later. Blood loss kills in minutes.
pennmedicine.org/stoptheblee…
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World Trauma Day started in 2011 to cut deaths from crashes and serious injuries.
Buckle up. Put the phone down. Call 911 for a bad injury instead of driving someone yourself.
Our Level 1 Trauma Center is ready 24/7.
#WorldTraumaDay #PennTrauma
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💙 Our emergency nurses are the first to reach our patients when they arrive, and our trauma team can’t do this work without them.
They assess, stabilize, and comfort, often all at once.
Happy Emergency Nurses Week. Thank you. 💙
#EmergencyNursesWeek #PennTrauma
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Staying active is one of the best things you can do for your body as you age, and it doesn't have to mean the gym.
It's Active Aging Week. Tai Chi builds strength, balance, and steadiness, the things that keep you independent.
Free, from home, anytime: pennmedicine.org/taichi
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Some people are so good at being okay for everyone else that no one thinks to check on them.
It's World Mental Health Day. Think of the one who always holds it together. They may be carrying more than they let on.
Reach out. "How are you, really?" matters more than you know.
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Nearly half of all eye injuries happen at home, not on a job site. 90% could be prevented with eye protection.
It's World Sight Day. Protect your eyes for everyday projects too: power tools, yard work, cleaning chemicals.
Safety glasses cost a few dollars. Your vision doesn't.
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A working smoke alarm is the warning that gets your family out in time.
The worst fires we see have no warning. People wake to smoke with the way out gone, and jump from windows to escape.
Check yours this week. No alarm? Philadelphia homeowners can call 311 for free install.
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💜 Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
It's more common than most realize: over 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men experience abuse by a partner.
Abuse rarely starts with violence. It starts with control and grows.
You are not alone. Philadelphia DV Hotline, 24/7: 1-866-723-3014
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🔒 Talk to your kids about guns, but don't rely on the talk alone.
Teach them: if you see a gun, don't touch it, move away, tell a grownup.
But kids forget, and friends may not. Safe storage matters most: locked, unloaded, ammo stored separately.
#FirearmSafety #PennTrauma
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🚗 It's Seat Check Saturday.
A correct car seat cuts a child's risk of dying in a crash by more than half.
Follow your car's manual for where to anchor the seat, and the seat's manual for how to install it right.
Unsure? CHOP offers free checks:
chop.edu/centers-programs/ca…
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Our unit-based pharmacists are part of the team in ways many never see. They round with us, adjust medications in real time, manage pain and anticoagulation, and catch interactions before they cause harm.
Thank you. 💙
#WorldPharmacistsDay
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🚨 It's Falls Prevention Awareness Week.
Falls are the leading injury for older adults, and we treated nearly 10% more this year than last.
Tai Chi is a proven way to lower your risk. Our free virtual program lets you start from home, anytime:
pennmedicine.org/taichi
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🎶 Happy National APP Week to our Advanced Practice Providers.
Great care works like a great orchestra, and our APPs keep every section in sync, coordinating each patient's care from admission through discharge.
Thank you for keeping it all in perfect time. 💙
#APPWeek
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National Concussion Awareness Day: helmets help.
🚲 Bike helmets cut serious head injury risk ~60%, TBI by half.
🏍️ Motorcycle helmets cut head injury risk ~69%.
E-bikes and scooters go faster. More speed, more force. WEAR A HELMET.
#ConcussionAwareness #PennTrauma
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