Citation

Melton TJ, Couillard DJ, Ferguson PL, Power S, Norcross ED, Fakhry SM. J. Trauma Nurs. 2012; 19(4): 221-226.

Affiliation

College of Medicine (Mr Melton) and Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (Mss Couillard and Power and Drs Ferguson, Norcross, and Fakhry).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Society of Trauma Nurses)

DOI

10.1097/JTN.0b013e31827758aa

PMID

23222402

Abstract

A 3-month internal campaign at our trauma center was conducted to improve employee motor vehicle safety and have employees serve as community role models. The injury-prevention coordinator and trauma program manager developed and implemented a campaign of high-visibility events. Effectiveness was evaluated through pre- and postcampaign surveys and seat belt-use observation and observation at 1 year. Although survey responses did not change, observed seat belt use increased significantly from 79% to 87%, with maintenance at 1 year (89%). No direct causal effect can be proven, but the campaign appears to have increased employee seat belt use.

Language: en