State-specific ATV-related fatality rates: an update in the new millennium

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• Personal Author:
  Aitken ME ; Campbell CR ; Graham J ; Helmkamp JC
• Description:
  Objectives. We compared state-specific all-terrain vehicle (ATV) fatality rates from 2000-2007 with 1990-1999 data, grouping states according to helmet, training, and licensure requirements. Methods. We used the CDC WONDER online database to identify ATV cases from 2000-2007 and calculate rates per 100,000 population by state, gender, and age. Results. ATV deaths (n=7,231) occurred at a rate of 0.32 per 100,000 population. Males accounted for 86% of ATV-related deaths at a rate that was six times that for females (0.55 vs. 0.09 per 100,000 population, respectively); 60% of the male deaths occurred in the 15- to 44-year age group. With the exception of the two oldest age categories, rates were consistently higher in the no-helmet-law group. Both the number and rate of ATV-related deaths increased more than threefold between 1990-1999 and 2000-2007. West Virginia and Alaska continue to have the highest ATV fatality rates (1.63 and 2.67 ATV deaths per 100,000 population, respectively). Conclusions. Helmet-use requirements seem to slightly mitigate ATV-related death, but training requirements do not. For policy to be effective, it must be enforced. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Behavior Environment Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Men Mining Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Drivers Head-protective-equipment Law-enforcement Mortality-data Mortality-rates Motor-vehicles Regulations Safety-education Safety-helmets Safety-practices Surveillance-programs Training Women

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• ISSN:
  0033-3549
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  364-374
• Volume:
  127
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041098
• Citation:
  Public Health Rep 2012 Jul-Aug; 127(4):364-374
• Contact Point Address:
  James C. Helmkamp, MS, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Western States Office, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25226, Denver, CO 80225-0226
• Email:
  jch4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Public Health Reports
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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