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2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Volume 4: Crash Injury and Emergency Medical Services Report
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2005-03-01
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Abstract:The 2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey was the fifth in a series of biennial national telephone surveys on occupant protection issues conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The survey used two questionnaires, each administered to a randomly selected national sample of about 6,000 persons age 16 or older. Interviewing began January 8, 2003 and ended March 30, 2003. This report, Volume 4, presents the survey findings pertaining to crash injury and emergency medical services. Detailed information on the survey methodology, as well as copies of the questionnaires, are contained in the Volume 1 report. Nearly three-in-ten persons age 16 and older (27.4%) reported having been injured in a vehicle crash where they required medical attention. Approximately 16% of the total population, age 16 and older, has received injuries from motor vehicle crashes severe enough to prevent them from performing some of their normal activities for at least a week. Persons not wearing a safety belt at the time of the (most recent) crash were about twice as likely to be hospitalized from the crash-related injuries as those wearing safety belts. People have more concerns about stopping at the scene of a vehicle crash in 2003. However, virtually everyone said that they would call for help in situations where it was too dangerous to stop and provide assistance. The proportion of drivers who have a wireless phone with them when they drive has continued to increase.
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