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Citation

Williams RS, Graham J, Helmkamp JC, Dick R, Thompson T, Aitken ME. J. Rural Health 2011; 27(3): 255-262.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, National Rural Health Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00327.x

PMID

21729152

Abstract

Purpose: All-terrain vehicle (ATV) injury is an increasingly serious problem, particularly among rural youth. There have been repeated calls for ATV safety education, but little study regarding optimal methods or content for such education. The purpose of this study was to determine if an ATV safety video was effective in increasing ATV safety knowledge when used in a community-based statewide hunter education program. Methods: During the baseline phase, surveys focusing on ATV safety were distributed to students in the Arkansas hunter safety program in 2006. In the intervention phase a year later, an ATV safety video on DVD was provided for use in required hunter education courses across Arkansas. The same survey was administered to hunter education students before and after the course. Findings: In the baseline phase, 1,641 precourse and 1,374 postcourse surveys were returned and analyzed. In the intervention phase, 708 precourse and 694 postcourse surveys were completed. Student knowledge of ATV safety after watching the video was higher than in preintervention classes. Knowledge of appropriate helmet usage increased from 95% to 98.8% (P < .0001). Awareness of the importance of not carrying a passenger behind the driver increased from 59.5% to 91.1% (P < .0001). Awareness of importance of hands-on ATV rider training increased from 82.1% to 92.4% (P < .0001). Conclusions: A brief ATV safety video used in a hunter education course increased ATV safety knowledge on most measures. A statewide hunter education program appears to be a useful venue for ATV safety education.


Language: en

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