Characteristics of child passenger deaths and injuries involving drinking drives

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2249-2252

  Quinlan, Kyran P ^a,b   Brewer, Robert D ^c   Sleet, David A ^b   Dellinger, Ann M ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DRIVER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034600227     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.17.2249     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ten Leading Causes of Death, 1995. Atlanta, Ga: US Dept of Health and Human Services; 1997.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alcohol-related traffic fatalities involving children - United States, 1985-1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1997;46:1130-1133.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alcohol-related traffic fatalities among youth and young adults-United States, 1982-1989. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1991;40:178-179, 185-187.
4. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Children: Traffic Safety Facts 1997. Washington, DC: US Dept of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: 1998.
5. Foss RD, Margolis LH. Alcohol involvement in motor vehicle-related child fatalities and injuries. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety; September 21-26, 1997; Annecy, France.
6. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts, 1997. Washington, DC: US Dept of Transportation; 1998.
7. Klein TM. A Method for Estimating Posterior BAC Distributions for Persons Involved in Fatal Traffic Accidents: Final Report. Washington, DC: US Dept of Transportation; 1986. DOT Report HS 807094.
8. US Bureau of the Census. US Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1980 to 1997. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1993.
9. US Bureau of the Census. US Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1996. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office; 1996.
10. Kennedy J. Drunk driving makes a comeback. Redbook. May 1997:89-95.
11. Kunen JS. Drunk driver Larry Mahoney gets 16 years for the Kentucky bus crash that claimed 27 lives. People Weekly. Jan 1990:51.
12. Margolis LH, Kotch J, Lacey JH. Children in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Pediatrics 1986;77: 870-872.
13. Brewer RD, Morris PD, Cole TB, Watkins S, Patetta MJ, Popkin C. The risk of dying in alcohol-related automobile crashes among habitual drunk drivers. N Engl J Med. 1994;331:513-517.
14. Fine EW, Scoles P. Secondary prevention of alcoholism using a population of offenders arrested for driving while intoxicated. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1976;273:637-645.
15. Ostrom M, Huelke DF, Waller PF, Eriksson A, Blow F. Some biases in the alcohol investigative process in traffic fatalities. Accid Anal Prev. 1992;24:539-545.
16. Greenberg L. Police Accident Report Quality Assessment Project. Washington, DC: US Dept of Transportation; 1996. DOT Report HS 808487.
17. Zador PL, Lund AK, Fields M, Weinberg K. Fatal crash involvement and laws against alcohol-impaired driving. J Public Health Policy. 1989;10:467-485.
18. Mann RE, Anglin L, Wilkins K, Vingilis ER, MacDonald S, Sheu W. Rehabilitation for convicted drinking drivers (second offenders): effects on mortality. J Stud Alcohol. 1994;55:372-374.
19. Wells-Parker E, Bangert-Drowns R, McMillen R, Williams M. Final results from a meta-analysis of remedial interventions with drink/drive offenders. Addiction. 1995;90:907-926.
20. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drivers with repeat convictions or arrests for driving while impaired - United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1994;43:759-761.
21. Howat P, Sleet DA, Smith DI. Alcohol and driving: is the 0.05% blood alcohol concentration limit justified? Drug Alcohol Rev. 1991;10:151-166.
22. Hingson R, Heeren T, Winter M. Lower legal blood alcohol limits for young drivers. Public Health Rep. 1994;109:738-744.
23. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Digest of State Alcohol-Highway Safety-Related Legislation. 18th ed. Washington, DC: US Dept of Transportation; 1999. DOT Report HS 809008.
24. Brewer RD, Sleet DA. Alcohol and injuries: time for action. Arch Farn Med. 1995;4:499-501.
25. Gentilello LM, Donovan DM, Dunn CW, Rivara FP. Alcohol interventions in trauma centers. JAMA. 1995;274:1043-1047.
26. Cherpitel CJ. Screening for alcohol problems in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 1995; 26:158-166.
27. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention. Office-based counseling for injury prevention. Pediatrics. 1994;94:566-567.