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Counseling About Proper Use of Motor Vehicle Occupant Restraints and Avoidance of Alcohol Use While
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http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf07/mvoi/mvoirs.htm
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13 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours agoOver the past decade, legislation and enforcement have contributed substantially to the increasing trends in the use of child safety seats and safety belts. This high prevalence of their use in the United States is considered a public health success. The 1996 USPSTF recommendation addressed primary care interventions to increase the use of these restraints. The current recommendation focuses on the independent role of primary care interventions to increase the proper use of child safety seats, booster seats, and lap-and-shoulder belts (that is, safety belts that include straps across both the lap and the shoulder) to prevent motor vehicle occupant injuries (MVOIs). This recommendation also addresses the effectiveness of primary care counseling to prevent alcohol-related MVOI in adolescents and adults
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