BENZODIAZEPINES AND MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES IN THE ELDERLY

An injury surveillance system in a defined population of persons 65 years of age or older was created to permit epidemiologic studies of the influence of prescribed medications on risk of motor vehicle crashes. This system has been created by linking computerized Medicaid files, containing records of filled perscriptions, with driver license and crash report files for the state of Tennessee. The system has been utilized to determine whether or not psychoactive drugs, which in youg drivers are associated with increased risk of crash, are also risks for elderly drives.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by National Center for Injury Prevention and Conntrol, Atlanta, GA.
• Corporate Authors:

  Vanderbilt University

  Engineering Center for Transportation, Operations and Research
  Nashville, TN  United States  37235
• Authors:
  • Ray, W A
• Publication Date: 1993-6-16

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Crash causes; Crash injury research; Drugged drivers; Epidemiology; Injuries; Risk assessment
• Old TRIS Terms: Accident risks; Age factor in accidents; Drug caused accidents; Injury factors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00642651
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 14 1994 12:00AM