Save lives, save dollars; prevent motor vehicle-related injuries

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Prevent motor vehicle-related injuries
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.)
• Description:
  "Every year, nearly 40,000 Americans die from motor vehicle-related injuries; another 270,000 persons are hospitalized. These injuries cost the states and our nation an estimated $99 billion in lifetime medical care and lost productivity. Policymakers can play an important role in reducing the human and economic toll of motor vehicle-related injuries by supporting prevention policies that have been shown to save lives and reduce costs.." - p. [1]
• Content Notes:
  "Proven policy solutions: improve child passenger safety, reduce alcohol-impaired driving, improve teen driver safety, increase safety belt use." - p. 2
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Traffic/economics Accidents, Traffic/prevention & Control Alcoholic Intoxication Automobile Driving/education Automobile Driving/legislation & Jurisprudence Child Restraint Systems/utilization Licensure Safety Seat Belts
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  electronic resource; remote; 1 text file ([2] p. : ill., PDF, 254.56 KB)
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e5424490a19dcef7a6bff9c6077ce2b0c726ce6c1f8179557b1a8113584b6c65
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5734/cdc_5734_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.44 MB ]