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Content:	Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute (KPTI) Tragically, thousands of children are injured every year by auto accidents, burns, falls and physical violence. In fact, injuries are this country's single leading cause of death among children, with more than 20,000 fatalities a year. Due to their wide range of physical development, the use of special equipment and medical treatment techniques are required to handle trauma cases in children. For these reasons, the Rocky Mountain Kiwanis District Foundation and the Children's Hospital in Denver have joined together to establish the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute (KPTI). KPTI provides trauma prevention and treatment services through an endowed program that benefits children throughout Colorado, Wyoming and the panhandle of Nebraska. The Children's Hospital in Denver is the only Level 1 pediatric trauma center between Chicago and Los Angeles. This rating means that it provides the highest level of trauma care available. There are many wonderful causes which deserve support, however, this program does something few others can. This is a program which can saves children's lives and helps them recover to live fully and productively. Kids from every community in the area benefit from this remarkable pediatric trauma system within the Rocky Mountain region. As stated above, the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute is a program, not a hospital, and its headquarters just happens to be located in Denver, the heart of the Rocky Mountain District. KPTI serves every town in the Rocky Mountain region - Colorado, Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle. KPTI is designed to improve quality pediatric care as close to home as possible by providing that portions of KPTI funds come back to communities in the form of: injury prevention programs training - such as pediatric emergency-care courses and seminars for pre-hospital personnel (EMT and paramedics), doctors, teachers, child care providers and community members at-large and from research into new methods of helping a critically injured child. A gift to KPTI is like buying an insurance policy on children's lives in each of our communities. When you need KPTI, it will be there. (Special thanks to Kiwanis Club of Loveland, CO for the providing bulk of this article.)
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