Traffic crashes are a leading cause of death and injury for individuals of all ages. They are largely the result of the failure to take proper precautions and unsafe driving behaviours, that is, avoidable crashes. Reducing unnecessary deaths and injuries is the goal of the Emergency Nurses Association's (ENA) Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Program. Two educational programs are being developed for use by emergency nurses. The public educational program, Campaign Safe and Sober, and the professional program, Peer-to-Peer, are based on the results of a survey sent to emergency nurses across the nation. This scientific poster presents some details of these programs.
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