Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: fatality analysis reporting system http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Passenger car drivers are more likely to die in crashes with SUVs, regardless of crash ratings Most consumers who are shopping for a new car depend on good crash safety ratings as an indicator of how well the car will perform in a crash. But a new University at Buffalo study of crashes involving cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) has found those crash ratings are a lot less relevant than vehicle type. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-passenger-car-drivers-die-suvs.html Health Tue, 14 May 2013 13:26:09 EST news287756702 Research supports laws that require bicyclists to wear helmets Bicycle helmets save lives, and their use should be required by law. That's the conclusion of a study to be presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-laws-require-bicyclists-helmets.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 04:25:14 EST news287033107 Obese much more likely to die in car crashes than normal weight drivers Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a road traffic collision than people of normal weight, indicates US research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-obese-die-car-weight-drivers.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:30:01 EST news278007660 Study: Standardized child booster seat laws would save lives State laws that mandate car booster seat use for children at least until age 8 are associated with fewer motor vehicle-related fatalities and severe injuries, and should be standardized throughout the U.S. to optimally protect children, according to new research presented Oct. 22 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-standardized-child-booster-seat-laws.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:40:01 EST news270094644 Deadly decision: Obese drivers are far less likely to buckle up (Phys.org) -- Obese drivers are far less likely to wear seatbelts than are drivers of normal weight, a new University at Buffalo study has found, a behavior that puts them at greater risk of severe injury or death during motor vehicle crashes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-deadly-decision-obese-drivers-buckle.html Health Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:10:01 EST news254732049 Study shows medical marijuana laws reduce traffic deaths A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-medical-marijuana-laws-traffic-deaths.html Health Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:04 EST news241796833 Buzz kills: No amount of alcohol safe to drive In the United States, the blood-alcohol limit may be 0.08 percent, but no amount of alcohol seems to be safe for driving, according to a University of California, San Diego sociologist. A study led by David Phillips and published in the journal Addiction finds that blood-alcohol levels well below the U.S. legal limit are associated with incapacitating injury and death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-amount-alcohol-safe.html Health Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:50:32 EST news227782214