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Seat Belts

(Following Excerpt from US Preventive Services Task Force for page " Counseling to Prevent Motor Vehicle Injuries ")

Counseling all patients, and the parents of young patients, to use occupant restraints (lap/shoulder safety belts and child safety seats), to wear helmets when riding motorcycles, and to refrain from driving while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs is recommended (see Clinical Intervention). There is currently insufficient evidence to recommend for or against counseling patients to prevent pedestrian injuries. See Chapter 58 for recommendations on the prevention of bicycling injuries.

Campus Resources :

• University Hospital
• Studies in progress

For more instant information on this topic please see links below :

• US Preventive Services Task Force for page " Counseling to Prevent Motor Vehicle Injuries "
• Motor-Vehicle Occupant Injury: Strategies for Increasing Use of Child Safety Seats, Increasing Use of Safety Belts, and Reducing Alcohol-Impaired . MMWR. May 18, 2001 / 50(RR07);1-13