Release Date: August 2007
Summary of Recommendation 1 / Summary
of Recommendation 2 / Supporting Documents
Recommendation 1: Counseling about Proper Use of Motor Vehicle Occupant Restraints to Prevent Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries (MVOIs)
- The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is
insufficient to assess the incremental benefit, beyond the
efficacy of legislation and community-based interventions,
of counseling in the primary care setting, in improving rates
of proper use of motor vehicle occupant restraints (child
safety seats, booster seats, and lap-and-shoulder belts). (Go to Clinical Considerations for definitions of proper
use.)
Grade: I Statement.
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Recommendation 2: Counseling to Prevent
Alcohol-Related MVOI in Adolescents and Adults
- The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is
insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of
routine counseling of all patients in the primary care setting
to reduce driving while under the influence of alcohol
or riding with drivers who are alcohol-impaired.
Grade: I Statement.
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Supporting Documents
Counseling about Proper Use of Motor Vehicle Occupant Restraints and Avoidance of Alcohol Use to Prevent Injury, August 2007
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 365 KB; PDF Help)
Article: Systematic Evidence Review (PDF File, 390 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 2 MB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary
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Current as of August 2007
Internet Citation:
Counseling about Proper Use of Motor Vehicle Occupant Restraints and Avoidance of Alcohol Use to Prevent Injury, Topic Page. August 2007. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsmvin.htm
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