@article{ref1,
title="Emergency department personnel use seatbelts almost all the time: What do they know that average Delawareans don't?",
journal="Delaware medical journal",
year="2002",
author="Madden, John F. and Steinberg, H. and O'connor, Robert E.",
volume="74",
number="4",
pages="179-181",
abstract="A survey was sent to each emergency department in Delaware and each county Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Advanced Life Support (paramedic) service asking seven questions on risk-taking behavior. Within the survey were the following four questions regarding seatbelt use: a) Do you wear a seatbelt while driving? b) Do you require others in your car to wear seatbelts? c) When you are a passenger in a car, do you wear a seatbelt? d) Has the seatbelt law in Delaware impacted your seatbelt use? The three possible responses were &quot;never,&quot; &quot;sometimes,&quot; and &quot;always.&quot; The remaining three questions were confouders and asked about cigarette smoking and driving under the influence of alcohol. Replies were divided into the following job categories: 1) emergency physician (EP), emergency department (ED) physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP), 2) emergency nurse, 3) paramedic, or 4) ED clerk, respiratory therapist (RT), or other emergency support personnel. A total of 313 surveys was returned by 78 physicians, NPs and PAs; 115 paramedics; and 115 clerks, RTs, and other support personnel. Overall, 86 percent of respondent stated that they always wear seatbelts with 99 percent of EPs/PAs and NPs responding always. Overall, 83 percent stated that they require others to wear seatbelts in their automobiles. Eighty-four percent wear seatbelts while a passenger in someone else's car. The physician, PA, and NP group had the greatest &quot;always&quot; response rate as compared to the other groups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0011-7781",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}