A comparison of the accident rates of Auto Check vehicles versus uninspected vehicles. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of State Vehicle Programs, Washington, D.C.

Collision avoidance and accident survivability. Volume 4: Proposed specification. Final report.

Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Mass.

Analysis of Madison County vehicle data to evaluate the effect of Autocheck program on vehicle accident rates. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Accident avoidance capabilities of mopeds. Volume I: executive summary. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Accident avoidance capabilities of mopeds. Volume II: technical report. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Truck accident countermeasures on urban freeways. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety and Traffic Operations Research and Development, McLean, Va.

Collision avoidance and accident survivability. Volume 1: collision threat. Final report.

Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Mass.

Accident and speed studies in construction zones. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Accident avoidance skill training. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Driver and Pedestrian Research, Washington, D.C.

Teaching young people first aid skills to reduce injury

Background First aid given immediately after a motor vehicle crash can have considerable benefits. Less understood however is first aid training as a prevention strategy for reducing risk-taking. A first step is to understand whether first aid skills are associated with risk-taking and injury experiences. Further, students and teachers who undergo or deliver such training offer important perspectives about implementation. Aims The research has two aims: (i) to identify whether first aid knowledge is associated with road risk-taking and injury and (ii) to examine teachers’ and students’ experiences of first aid activities within a school-based injury prevention and control program. Method Participants were 173 Year 9s (47% male) who completed a survey which included demographic information, first aid knowledge and risk-taking behaviour and injury experiences. Focus groups were held with 8 teachers who delivered, and 70 students who participated in, a school-based injury prevention and control program. Results Results showed a relationship between greater first aid knowledge and reduced engagement in risk-taking and injury experiences. Both students and teachers reported favourably on first aid however teachers also acknowledged challenges in delivering practical activities. Discussion & Conclusion It appears that first aid can be implemented within the school setting, particularly at the Year 9 level, and that both students and teachers involved in such training identify multiple benefits and positive experiences with first aid training. In addition, the findings suggest that first aid knowledge could be an important part of a prevention program.