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Older Driver and Occupant Safety

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Older Driver and Occupant Safety

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    1. Older Driver and Occupant Safety Gerald McGwin, Jr., M.S., Ph.D. Departments of Epidemiology, Ophthalmology and Surgery University of Alabama at Birmingham

    3. Crash Rate Decomposition

    4. Crash Rate Decomposition

    5. Prevention Efforts Interventions tend to focus on primary prevention.

    6. Crash Rate Decomposition

    8. Prevention Efforts Interventions tend to focus on primary prevention. These interventions either demonstrate small, significant effects, lack evaluation or have not impacted crash involvement. Studies evaluating secondary and tertiary prevention rare

    9. Crash Rate Decomposition

    11. Older Driver “Fragility” Opportunities for Reducing Fatalities

    12. Older Driver Fragility Increased Susceptibility to Injury

    15. Older Driver Fragility Who is at Risk?

    17. Older Driver Fragility Secondary Prevention Opportunities

    18. Older Occupant Protection Seat belts are most effective means of reducing risk of injury and fatality from MVCs. Some research suggests that seat belts may be less effective among older drivers. Air bags have been shown to offer trivial benefits in preventing injury and death. They can be harmful to small children; whether they provide equivalent protection for adults of all ages, however, has not been addressed.

    27. Older Driver Fragility Long Term Consequences

    29. Summary Increased susceptibility to injury/death among older drivers underscores need for primary prevention efforts. Reduced effectiveness of air bags for older drivers suggests the need for restraint systems tailored towards aging population.

    30. Older Driver and Occupant Safety Gerald McGwin, Jr., M.S., Ph.D. Departments of Epidemiology, Ophthalmology and Surgery University of Alabama at Birmingham

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