HATTIESBURG, Miss.—Sammy Safety, Methodist Rehabilitation Center’s certified safety superhero, encouraged children in south Mississippi to always think first about safety and injury prevention when he visited Hattiesburg on June 3-4.
Sammy is part of Think First, the Jackson hospital’s statewide injury prevention program aimed at young children and teenagers that tries to prevent spinal cord, brain and other traumatic injuries by focusing on bicycle, automobile, firearm, boat, swimming and diving safety.