Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities among Hispanics in Rural North Carolina

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1249-1252

  March, Juan A ^a,b   Evans, Michael A ^b   Ward, Brad ^c   Brewer, Kori L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c State of N Carolina Highway Patrol ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fatalities; Hispanics; Motor vehicle crashes; Seatbelt usage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242581654     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/S1069-6563(03)00495-0     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety FACTS 2001: Overview. DOT 809 476. Washington, DC: NHTSA, 2001.
2. Miller TR, Lestina DC, Spicer RS. Highway crash costs in the United States by driver age, blood alcohol, victim age, and restraint use. Accid Anal Prev. 1998; 30:137-150.
3. Brown LH, Khanna A, Hunt RC. Rural vs. urban motor vehicle crash death rates: 20 years of FARS data. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2000 :4:7-13.
4. US Census Bureau. Census Bureau releases population estimates by age, sex, race and hispanic origin: Jan 21, 2003. Available at: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/ 2003/cb03-16.html. Accessed February 26, 2003.
5. US Census Bureau. Current population survey, population by sex, age, hispanic origin, and race: March 2000. Available at: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html. Accessed February 26, 2003.
6. Flores G, Fuentes-Afflick E, Barbot O, et al. The Health of Latino children. JAMA. 2002; 288:82-90.
7. Rodriguez MA, Solorio R, Hayes-Bautista DE. Health risks of Latino children [letter]. JAMA. 2002; 288:1981.
8. Dinh-Zarr TB, Heitman E, Baker S, et al. Health risks of Latino children [letter]. JAMA. 2002; 288:1981.
9. California Highway Patrol. Annual report of Fatal and Injury Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions. Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, 1995.
10. Viano DC. Restraint effectiveness, availability and use in fatal crashes: implications for injury control. J Trauma. 1995; 38:538-46.
11. Kahane CJ. Fatality reduction by safety belts for front-seat occupants of cars and light trucks. DOT HS 809 199. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2000.
12. Nelson DE, Bolen J, Kresnow MJ. Trends in safety belt use by demographics and by type of state safety belt law, 1987 through 1993. Am J Public Health. 1998; 88:245-9.
13. Orsay EM, Turnbull TL, Dunne M, Barrett JA, Lanenberg P, Orsay CP. Prospective study of the effect of safety belts on the morbidity and health care costs in motor-vehicle accidents. JAMA. 1988; 260:3598-603.
14. National Highway Safety Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). National Occupant Protection Use Survey: Controlled Intersection Study, Research Note. Washington, DC: National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 1995.
15. Stiles MC, Grieshop JI. Impacts of culture on driver knowledge and safety device usage among Hispanic farm workers. Accid Anal Prev. 1999; 31:235-41.
16. Byrd T, Cohn LD, Gonzalez E, Parada M, Cortes M. Seatbelt use and belief in destiny among Hispanic and non-Hispanic drivers. Accid Anal Prev. 1999; 31:63-5.
17. Colon I. Race, belief in destiny, and seat belt usage: a pilot study. Am J Public Health. 1991; 82:875-7.
18. Hamilton A, Arias A, Acosta A. Highway Safety Needs of US Hispanic Communities: Issues and Strategies, Final Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Administration, DOT, 1995.
19. Highway Safety Research Center. Comparison of characteristics of Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic driver crashes in 1999 North Carolina motor vehicle crashes. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, 1999.
20. Harper JS, Marine WM, Garrett CJ, Lezotte D, Lowenstein SR. Motor vehicle crash fatalities: a comparison of Hispanic and non-Hispanic motorists in Colorado. Ann Emerg Med. 2000; 36:589-96.
21. US Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF1) 100 percent data, Detailed Tables, Hispanic or Latino by Specific Origin: Jan 2003. Available at: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ DTTable?_ts=72266323890. Accessed May 26, 2003.
22. Bernstein E, Pathak D, Rutledge L, Demarest G. New Mexico Safety Restraint Law: changing patterns of motor vehicle injury, severity, and cost. Am J Emerg Med. 1989; 7:71-7.
23. Campbell BJ, Stewart JR, Campbell FA. 1985-1986 experience with belt laws in the United States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, September 1987.