| Baseline knowledge on vehicle safety and head restraints among Fleet Managers in British Columbia Canada: a pilot study. | |
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PMID: 21886279 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Whiplash is the most common injury type arising from motor vehicle collisions, often leading to long-term suffering and disability. Prevention of such injuries is possible through the use of appropriate, correctly positioned, vehicular head restraints. OBJECTIVE: To survey the awareness and knowledge level of vehicle fleet managers in the province of British Columbia, Canada, on the topics of vehicle safety, whiplash injury, and prevention; and to better understand whether these factors influence vehicle purchase/lease decisions. METHODS: A survey was administered to municipal vehicle fleet managers at a professional meeting (n = 27). RESULTS: Although many respondents understood the effectiveness of vehicle head restraints in the prevention of whiplash injury, the majority rarely adjusted their own headrests. Fleet managers lacked knowledge about the seriousness of whiplash injuries, their associated costs for Canada's healthcare system, and appropriate head restraint positions to mitigate such injuries. The majority of respondents indicated that fleet vehicle purchase/lease decisions within their organization did not factor whiplash prevention as an explicit safety priority. CONCLUSIONS: There is relatively little awareness and enforcement of whiplash prevention strategies among municipal vehicle fleet managers. |
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Ediriweera Desapriya; D Sesath Hewapathirane; Dinithi Peiris; Doug Romilly; Marc White |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association Volume: 55 ISSN: 0008-3194 ISO Abbreviation: J Can Chiropr Assoc Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-09-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7507184 Medline TA: J Can Chiropr Assoc Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 174-82 Citation Subset: - |
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