| Kurt Ullman 2005-01-27, 8:48 am |
| Rather interesting article:
Results of a study published in the January issue of the Journal of
Trauma show that unbelted officers are 2.6 times more likely to die
if their patrol car crashes than officers who use a seat belt.
"More police officers died from traffic accidents in 2003 than from
gun-shot wounds," said Dietrich Jehle, M.D., associate professor of
emergency medicine at the university at Buffalo School of Medicine
and Biomedical Sciences and lead author on the study.
"The fact that traffic-related crash fatalities now are greater than
the number of officers killed by felons suggests this issue needs to
be revisited on a national scale," he said.
The researchers found that rushing to a crime scene was not the
major reason for not buckling up, as might be expected. The findings
showed that 60 percent of fatal crashes occurred when police were
responding to non-emergency calls. Seat belt use was slightly lower
for these calls.
http://healthnewsdigest.com/news/printer_1057.shtml
I think I might do an article on this for somebody (I am about
due for another Law & Order article). Any suggestions on people to
talk to.
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