Louisiana Emergency Response Network

11/25/2025

🚙 Seat Belts Look Good On You! 🚙 In East Baton Rouge Parish between 2022-2024, there were 494 traffic crashes involving non-seat belt use. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission in partnership with Southern University Laboratory School is encouraging communities across the state to buckle up this Thanksgiving Holiday.

LERN proudly supports this community effort to help keep one another safe on the road. The SULS cheerleaders even developed a special cheer to promote seat belt use, watch it here:

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thC87a2JW2c

11/25/2025

💡 Regional Education Spotlight: MCI Response Workshop 💡 LERN, in partnership with Calcashout and the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, hosted a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Response workshop last week, at the LC Ward 3 Martin Luther King Center in Lake Charles.

The workshop brought together member of the community to evaluate and enhance response capabilities in the event of an active shooter MCI. By working collaboratively, we can ensure the most effective response possible and minimize harm to the most amount of patients. A huge thank you to all the participants who made this event such a success. THANK YOU! 👏 👏 👏

11/24/2025

❤️ Heart health starts with awareness. This great session from the American Heart Association - Louisiana on high blood pressure in women is informative, accessible, and offers the opportunity for a Continuing Education credit. Don’t miss it! ❤️

Join the American Heart Association and Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Chief Medical Officer for Prevention, for this Continuing Education session focused on women and...

11/21/2025

🌟 Grateful to be with the East Carroll Parish Hospital team for a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)! 🌟 These trainings help ensure trauma nurses are fully prepared to deliver high-quality trauma care to the most amount of patients.

Developed by ENA (Emergency Nurses Association) | Louisiana Emergency Nurses Association, TNCC is a two-day course focused on the skills needed for high-quality trauma nursing care through evidence-based interventions. Contact LERN today to schedule your TNCC course to be .

📸 Donice Fletcher

11/20/2025

💙 An Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) was recently held at Manning Family Children's Hospital, providing nurses with valuable training focused on caring for children during medical emergencies. 💙 We appreciate the dedication of these nurses as they continue advancing their skills to better serve Louisiana’s pediatric patients! 🙌 🙌 🙌

Developed by ENA (Emergency Nurses Association) | Louisiana Emergency Nurses Association, ENPC is designed to provide the core-level pediatric knowledge and skills needed to properly assess and implement evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for this high-risk patient population.

📸 Yvette Legendre

11/19/2025

✨ Stroke Education Spotlight ✨ LERN team member Donice Fletcher recently joined Emily McGee, Clinical Assistant Professor at ULM College of Pharmacy, to help support the delivery of Stroke Education for Rural EMS Providers. A big thank you to the pharmacy students who assisted in teaching! Your participation helps expand lifesaving knowledge across our rural EMS network. THANK YOU! 🙌 🙌 🙌

This course is funded by a grant from the Living Well Foundation, a public nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the health, wellness, and quality of life in Northeast Louisiana. LERN is grateful for the Foundation’s continued support in improving patient outcomes throughout our communities.

11/19/2025

💚 Winn Community Health Center is honoring National Injury Prevention Day by sharing the importance of ATV Safety. Thank you for helping us learn more about how to 💚

It’s National Injury Prevention Day!

Today is a day to reflect on our day to day lives and how we view safety. Every step, every moment produces a new challenge to improve our Injury Prevention skills.

Find new ways to keep your family and yourself safe and Injury free no matter what you are doing.

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11/18/2025

LERN is proud to share the work Lake Charles Memorial Health System is doing to spread awareness about injury prevention and help keep our communities safe. 👏👏👏

11/18/2025

🌟 St. Tammany Health System is honoring National Injury Prevention Day! 🌟 Learn how you can help raise awareness and : https://nationalinjurypreventionday.org

Today is National Injury Prevention Day!

About 62 million Americans seek medical care for an injury each year. However, most injuries can be prevented with proven strategies.

At St. Tammany Health System, we’re committed to safety through programs like Stop the Bleed, Sudden Impact, ATV Safety, and more.

💚 Shine a green light for injury prevention and learn how you can help: https://nationalinjurypreventionday.org

11/18/2025

🌟 LERN is proud to partner with Louisiana Emergency Nurses Association for National Injury Prevention Day! 🌟

🟢 National Injury Prevention Day 2025 🟢
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Today we join partners across the nation in shining a light—literally and figuratively, on National Injury Prevention Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the preventable injuries that impact our communities every single day.

Injuries are one of the leading causes of death for children, teens, and adults. As emergency nurses, we see firsthand the life-changing impact these events have on individuals and families.

💡 What you can do today:
✔️ Wear green to show your support
✔️ Participate in community safety events
✔️ Share prevention resources with your family, friends, and coworkers
✔️ Encourage safe behaviors—seatbelts, helmets, safe storage, fall prevention, and more
✔️ Light your home or workplace green to help raise awareness

The Louisiana ENA is proud to stand alongside our hospitals, trauma programs, injury prevention professionals, and community partners across the state as we work together to build safer communities and reduce preventable harm.

Let’s keep Louisiana safe, one action, one conversation, and one prevention effort at a time.

Stay safe, stay aware, and help us spread the message statewide.

11/18/2025

LERN is proud to partner with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and share these tips on how we can and create safer environments in our communities. 👏👏👏

At Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, we’re shining a spotlight on the work our Level I Trauma Center does year-round to protect our community from preventable injuries.

Every injury prevented is a life saved, a family strengthened, and a community empowered. That’s why our Injury Prevention Program focuses on the top causes of trauma in our region through education, outreach, and advocacy. Here’s how we’re making a difference:

Falls Prevention – “Matter of Balance”
Helping older adults reduce fear and fall risk while staying active and independent. We offer classes at local centers like the YMCA and Bossier Council on Aging.

Teen Driver Safety – “Sudden Impact”
In partnership with Louisiana State Police, we educate teens on the dangers of impaired and distracted driving through impactful, real-life trauma scenarios.

Gun Violence Prevention – “PROTECT Program”
We’re committed to supporting youth affected by violence through prevention/intervention efforts and strong community partnerships.

As the only Level I Trauma Center in North Louisiana, we’re committed to creating safer communities through proactive injury prevention every single day.

Learn more about our trauma care here: ochsnerlsuhs.org/trauma.

11/18/2025

Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health is shining a green light for National Injury Prevention Day! 💚 👏

Tonight, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital will be shining green for National Injury Prevention Day, a reminder that prevention is protection. 💚

From safe play to smart riding, every precaution helps protect the children and families we’re called to serve. Learn the Eight Golden Rules of ATV Safety and how to keep every adventure safe and joyful: https://bit.ly/4oFgKM2