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Motor Vehicle - Distracted Driving

Evaluation of a population health strategy to reduce distracted driving: Examining all "Es" of injury prevention.

Stewart TC, Edwards J, Penney A, Gilliland J, Clark A, Haidar T, Batey B, Pfeffer A, Fraser DD, Merritt NH, Parry NG.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Mar 1;90(3):535-543.

Rationale for inclusion: Novel, comprehensive, mixed methods approach to determine the effectiveness of a multi-faceted, public health strategy to combat cell phone use while driving.

CAVEAT: Some methods not as rigorous such as self-reported surveys

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A National Survey of Motor Vehicle Crashes Among General Surgery Residents

Schlick CJR, Hewitt DB, Quinn CM, Ellis RJ, Shapiro KE, Jones A, Bilimoria KY, Yang AD.

Ann Surg. 2020 Jun 4.

Rationale for Inclusion: Evaluated residents by survey about hazardous driving. Hazardous driving events are prevalent among general surgery residents and associated with frequent duty hour violations and poor psychiatric well-being.

CAVEAT: Self-reported survey

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Distracted Driving Laws and Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities

Flaherty MR, Kim AM, Salt MD, Lee LK

Pediatrics. 2020 Jun;145(6):e20193621.

Rationale for Inclusion: Demonstrated relationship between handheld device use and motor vehicle crash fatalities. Supporting law to restrict usage.

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Preventing distracted driving: A program from initiation through to evaluation

Ehrlich PF, Costello B, Randall A

Am J Surg. 2020 Jun;219(6):1045-1049.

Rationale for Inclusion: Prospective study demonstrating contextual placement digital advertising and focused social media was more effective in attracting parents to the website, and increased downloads.

CAVEAT: Level III evidence

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The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma's Injury Control and Violence Prevention Committee's Annual Distracted Driving Outreach Event: Evaluating Attitude and Behavior Change in High School Students

Allee L, Dechert T, Rao SR, Crandall M, Christmas A, Eastman A, Duncan T, Foster S

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jan;84(1):31-36.

Rationale for Inclusion: Outcomes of EAST community outreach project for distracted driving.

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Injury prevention programs against distracted driving: Are they effective?

Joseph B, Zangbar B, Bains S, Kulvatunyou N, Khalil M, Mahmoud D, Friese RS, O'Keeffe T, Pandit V, Rhee P.

Traffic Inj Prev. 2016 Jul 3;17(5):460-4.

Rationale for Inclusion: Demonstrated a 32% reduction in the incidence of distracted driving postintervention.

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Distracted driving and risk of road crashes among novice and experienced drivers.

Klauer SG, Guo F, Simons-Morton BG, Ouimet MC, Lee SE, Dingus TA.

N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 2;370(1):54-9.

Rationale for inclusion: This New England of Journal of Medicine article is the only study that analyzed crashes between novice and experienced drivers (167 and 518), to analyze the comparison of crashes that included drivers attempting to accomplish secondary tasks (e.g. texting), and found that the risk of crashing among novice drivers trying to accomplish secondary tasks was increased.

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A meta-analysis of the effects of cell phones on driver performance.

Caird JK, Willness CR, Steel P, Scialfa C.

Accid Anal Prev. 2008 Jul;40(4):1282-93.

Rationale for inclusion: Large meta-analysis demonstrated decreased reaction times with mobile phone use, with good inter-lab reliability and large sample size.

CAVEAT: Meta-analysis

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