Recommendations to reduce injuries to motor vehicle occupants : increasing child safety seat use, increasing safety belt use, and reducing alcohol-impaired driving.

There is no abstract for this article. The text below is the first paragraph of text within the article. Motor vehicle-related injuries kill more children and young adults than any other single cause in the United States, and they are the leading cause of death from unintentional injury for persons of all ages. More than 41,000 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes each year, and another 3.5 million people sustain nonfatal injuries. Moreover, crash injuries result in about 500,000 hospitalisations and 4 million emergency department visits annually. (A) See also www.thecommunityguide.org