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Trauma Injury Prevention

Name: Kootenai Health
Price range: $

Helping our community stay safe, healthy and ready for what life brings.

As a Level II Trauma Center, we’re here when serious injuries happen — and we work just as hard to help prevent them. Our Injury Prevention team provides education, classes and community programs focused on the most common causes of preventable injury in North Idaho. From fall and driving safety to helmets and water safety, we help people of all ages build the knowledge and skills to stay safer.

INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM

Looking for an injury prevention class or community program?

(208) 625-5722

Injury Prevention Programs

Fall Prevention

Bingocize® workshop is 10 weeks in duration. Sessions take place twice weekly on non-consecutive days. During each session, exercise and fall prevention education is combined with the game of bingo. Sessions are 45 to 60 minutes long, with an approximate total of 30 of those minutes dedicated to exercise. This program can help older adults at senior centers, assisted living and independent living facilities.

Contact Injury Prevention to arrange a workshop for your group and venue.

Call (208) 625-5722

Fall Prevention Resources:

Safe Driving – Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention

In partnership with Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS), Kootenai Health offers free one-hour classes to the general public to promote safe and responsible driving on Idaho roadways called Just Drive: Take Action Against Distraction.

Distracted and impaired driving simulation goggles
Mock Crash events at local high school

Contact Injury Prevention to schedule a TREDS education for either new drivers or AARP Driving for more experienced drivers.

→ Call (208) 625-5722

Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention Resources:

Stop the Bleed

Also offered monthly at Kootenai Health in conjunction with Bystander Hands only CPR and AED Training

Dates and sign up here:

Contact Injury Prevention to arrange a free class for groups, schools and businesses.

→ Call (208) 625-5722

ATV Safety

In partnership with Idaho Parks and Recreation

Helmet Safety

We provide helmet safety education and helmet inspections during our regular school and community events. Injury Prevention works with the Kootenai Foundation to provide helmets to children in need. While there is no concussion-proof helmet, a bike helmet can help protect your child or teen from a serious brain or head injury. Come to one of our many helmet safety events or find more resources on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury.

Helmet Safety Resources:

Videos

CDC Heads Up

Helmet Safety without helmet 2026

Helmet Safety with helmet 2026

Water Safety

We work with the local Kootenai County Sheriff’s department to provide hundreds of loaner life jackets at regional boat launches along with safety education for children. Reach out to the following groups for more information about their water safety programs.

Water Safety Resources: