Although the increased use of seat belts and car seats means the number
of motor vehicle injuries and deaths has declined, millions of crashes still occur on U.S. roads every year.
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevents states that the top cause
of children's death in the United States is
motor vehicle injury.
Conclusions and Implications for Public Health Practice: Although the annual rate is declining, unintentional
injury remains the leading cause
of death among children and adolescents in the United States, led by
motor vehicle traffic — related deaths.
Riding unrestrained is the greatest risk factor for death and
injury among child occupants
of motor vehicles.
«According to the Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia, approximately one in four
of all
motor vehicle crashes that involve children occur from the side, and these crashes result in a significantly higher
injury rate than front or rear crashes.»
Surveys carried out indicate that,
motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause
of fatal
injuries in children and adults too.
As such, the child seats fail to comply with the federal
motor vehicle safety standards and puts the child at risk
of injury in the event
of a crash.
The Danger: In the event
of a crash, the top tether anchorage may detach from the child restraint, posing a risk
of injury to the child or other
vehicle occupants and failing to conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety St
vehicle occupants and failing to conform to the Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety St
Vehicle Safety Standard.
State Police arrested 23 - year - old Nicholas Degristina
of Burlington Flats, for DWI & other traffic tickets, after troopers responded to the report
of a
motor vehicle accident with
injuries on Otsego County Route 18 at State Route 80 in the Town... Continue reading →
Use
of the age - appropriate restraints such as a car safety seat or a booster seat greatly reduces the risk
of serious
injury and death to your children in a
motor vehicle accident.»
Monroe is accused
of being in a violent domestic incident with a passenger in his
vehicle on State Highway 28 in the Towns
of Delhi and Bovina, whee he allegedly was involved in 2 separate
motor vehicle accidents, 1
of which led to the passenger sustaining
injuries.
Injury death — including those due to intentional
injury, with suicide most common, as well as unintentional
injury, with
motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) causing a majority — is the third leading cause
of death in the United States.
The most common causes
of spinal cord
injuries are
motor vehicle accidents (46 percent), falls (22 percent), violence (16 percent) and sports
injuries (12 percent).
«Insomnia increases risk
of motor vehicle deaths, other fatal
injuries.»
Along with the fact that older adults are biking more and being more severely hurt, the rising severity
of injuries may be due to changes in
motor vehicle traffic, more commuting by bicycle and changes in
vehicle design, reported the researchers.
These crashes, which primarily occur with
motor vehicles, increase the velocity
of the crash impact and, as a result, the severity
of the
injury.»
High - speed
motor vehicle accidents cause 80 percent
of these
injuries, Askin says, often when the child's body is securely strapped into their car seat and their head is flung forward.
«When you look at other areas
of injury prevention, such as
motor vehicle safety, there are streams
of data,» says Fleegler.
Sports are second only to
motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause
of traumatic brain
injury among people between 15 and 24 years old, according to the National Institutes
of Health.
«Given that car safety seats have been shown to significantly decrease the risk
of death or
injury from
motor vehicle collisions, there should be no exemptions in car seat safety laws for taxi services.
«Most
injuries are minor, but a higher proportion
of playground
injuries [reviewed in the study] were moderate to severe compared to
injuries due to
motor vehicles, bicycles or all falls,» explains lead author Kieran Phelan
of the Children's Hospital Medical Center
of Cincinnati.
New research presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting
of the American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that most child pedestrian
injuries involving a
motor vehicle occurred while children were unsupervised, near schools and bus stops, and in the spring months during the afternoon and evening hours.
As a result, drug overdose has surpassed
motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause
of death due to
injury in the U.S..
Drug - related overdoses are the leading cause
of injury - related deaths in the United States, surpassing
motor vehicle accidents at 44,000 fatalities annually.
Approximately one third
of motor vehicle fatalities are alcohol - involved, and crashes involving alcohol are associated with more serious
injuries and more fatalities than those that don't involve drinking.
Gunshot
injuries are a leading cause
of death and
injury in children and adolescents in the United States; they rank second only to
motor vehicle crashes as a cause
of death for children ages 15 to 19
The research team looked at the number
of injuries, severity
of injury, type
of hospital interventions, patient deaths and costs - per - patient in children with gunshot
injuries compared with children whose
injuries resulted from other mechanisms, including stabbing, being hit by a
motor vehicle, struck by blunt object, falls,
motor vehicle crashes and others.
The most common causes
of these traumatic brain
injury include falls,
motor vehicles crashes, and assaults.
«These grants will further assist state and local officials in their efforts to prevent commercial
motor vehicle crashes and
injuries each year, and have the potential to save hundreds
of lives.»
Formerly a part
of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration's primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle - related fatalities and inju
Motor Carrier Safety Administration's primary mission is to prevent commercial
motor vehicle - related fatalities and inju
motor vehicle - related fatalities and
injuries.
This initiative has fostered much activity at the national level, and stimulated a growing number
of cities to adopt Complete Streets policies to improve mobility options for all people and Vision Zero goals to eliminate
injuries from
motor vehicle crashes.
For example, a statute could mandate that DOT issue a final rule to decrease the number
of fatalities and
injuries occurring in frontal collisions involving
motor vehicles.
FMCSA's investigation found that J & L Trucking's inadequate
vehicle maintenance program, its failure to ensure its drivers were qualified and its failure to monitor its drivers for compliance with federal safety regulations ``... substantially increases the likelihood
of serious
injury or death for its drivers and the
motoring public if the operations
of J & L Trucking are not discontinued immediately.»
This finding means that based upon your present state
of unacceptable safety compliance, your operation
of any commercial
motor vehicle substantially increases the likelihood
of serious
injury or death if not discontinued immediately.
This NPRM proposes rulemaking on these and other requirements to increase the correct use
of child restraint anchorage systems and tether anchorages, and the correct use
of child restraints, with the ultimate goal
of reducing
injuries to restrained children in
motor vehicle crashes.
Both conditions increase the risk
of injury during a
motor vehicle crash.
Because these sources may not capture all relevant deaths and
injuries, Congress directed NHTSA to develop a database
of injuries and deaths in nontraffic events involving
motor vehicles.
Concern: If the seat belt anchor bolt can not be properly secured into the anchor plate, this could place
vehicle occupants at an increased risk
of injury during a
motor vehicle crash.
In the event
of a
motor vehicle crash, this could place
vehicle occupants at an increased risk
of injury.
Concern: Air bags that unexpectedly deploy, increasing the risk
of a
motor vehicle crash or
injury.
Concern: If the frontal air bags, seat belt pre-tensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk
of injury to the
vehicle occupants in the event
of a
motor vehicle crash that necessitates use
of the passive restraint system.
Concern: Air bags that unexpectedly deploy may increase the risk
of a
motor vehicle crash and subsequent
injury.
It calls for the Department
of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce incidence
of child
injury and death occurring inside or outside
of light
motor vehicles.
Concern: In the event
of a
motor vehicle crash, necessitating deployment
of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the passenger seat occupant or other occupants possibly causing serious
injury or death.
Concern: In the event
of a
motor vehicle crash, and the ensuing side impact airbag deployment, a small child could be placed at an increased risk
of spinal
injury.