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Brockamp, Thomas, Koenen, Paola, Caspers, Michael, Bouillon, Bertil, Koehler, Michael and Schmucker, Uli (2019). The influence of an injury prevention program on young road users: a German experience. Eur. J. Trauma Emerg. Surg., 45 (3). S. 423 - 430. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1863-9941

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Abstract

PurposeTrauma remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in youth. The Prevent Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program is an injury prevention program. The aim of the study was to analyze the influence on risk-taking behaviors and risk awareness on young road users by a pre-post-questionnaire.MethodsA pre-post intervention study was performed using a standardized questionnaire. The questionnaire contained three sections with different items (in total 22) to identify differences regarding students' risk behavior and risk awareness. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test with significance defined as p<0.05.ResultsThe study sample contains 193 students (age 14-17, 44% male). We found significant differences for asking if a student fastens his/her helmet's chinstrap when driving a motorbike (p=0.001) and for the question Do you wear a helmet when you go rollerblading (p=0.008). After attending the program, participants would decrease the use of a mobile phone while driving (p=0.038) and the understanding of the risk speeding and cycling without a helmet significantly increased.ConclusionsThe P.A.R.T.Y. program focuses on items like use of helmet and mobile phones and alcohol/drug abuse. Evaluating the program helps to uncover vulnerabilities and to enhance important effects. Some of these items are addressed by the program, whereas some are not. It will be important to improve the program according to address topics that have not shown significant improvements, so that students learn more about the dangers and the right behavior in road traffic.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Brockamp, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koenen, Paola UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Caspers, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bouillon, Bertil UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koehler, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmucker, Uli UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-146298
DOI:	10.1007/s00068-017-0872-9
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Trauma Emerg. Surg.
Volume:	45
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 423 - 430
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:	HEIDELBERG
ISSN:	1863-9941
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ALCOHOL; TRAUMA; YOUTH; RISK; AGE Multiple languages Emergency Medicine Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14629