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CAEP position statement on cellphone use while driving

Canadian journal of emergency medicine, 2010-07, Vol.12 (4), p.365-370 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2010 ;Copyright Canadian Medical Association Jul 2010 ;ISSN: 1481-8035 ;EISSN: 1481-8043 ;DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012483 ;PMID: 20650031

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Title:
CAEP position statement on cellphone use while driving
Author: Huang, Dayan ; Kapur, Atul K. ; Ling, Patrick ; Purssell, Roy ; Henneberry, Ryan J. ; Champagne, Chantelle R. ; Lee, Victoria K. ; Francescutti, Louis H.
Subjects: Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control ; Accidents, Traffic - psychology ; Adolescent ; Attention ; Automobile driving ; Automobile Driving - legislation & jurisprudence ; Automobile Driving - psychology ; CAEP Position Statement ; Canada ; Cell Phone - legislation & jurisprudence ; Cellular telephones ; Cognition ; Humans ; Injuries ; Studies ; Traffic accidents & safety
Is Part Of: Canadian journal of emergency medicine, 2010-07, Vol.12 (4), p.365-370
Description: Distracted driving caused by cellphone use is a significant source of needless injuries. These injuries place unnecessary financial burden, emotional stress and health care resource misuse on society. This paper states the Canadian Association of Emergency Physician's (CAEP's) position on cellphone use while driving. In recent years, numerous studies were conducted on the danger of cellphone use while driving. Research has shown that cellphone use while driving negatively impacts cognitive functions, visual fields, reaction time and overall driving performances. Some studies found that cellphone use is as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol. Moreover, vehicle crash rates were shown to be significantly higher when drivers used cellphones. Countermeasures have been implemented in recent years. Over 50 countries worldwide have laws limiting the use of cellphones while driving. Six Canadian provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, currently have legislation prohibiting cellphone use. Other provinces are considering implementing similar bans. As emergency physicians, we must advocate for injury prevention. Cell phone related road traumas are avoidable. CAEP supports all measures to ban cellphone use while driving.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Language: English;French
Identifier: ISSN: 1481-8035
EISSN: 1481-8043
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012483
PMID: 20650031
Source: MEDLINE
Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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CAEP position statement on cellphone use while driving

Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2010 ;Copyright Canadian Medical Association Jul 2010 ;ISSN: 1481-8035 ;EISSN: 1481-8043 ;DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012483 ;PMID: 20650031

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