Sorting and Packaging the Evidence: Guiding Implementation of Effective Interventions to Prevent Distracted Driving With a Literature Review.

摘要: Background: Distracted driving has joined alcohol and speeding as a leading factor in fatal and serious motor vehicle injury crashes. In 2016, 455 people were killed in crashes involving distracted driving on Texas roadways, a 5.4% increase from 2015. The Injury Prevention Committee of the Texas Governor's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Advisory Council conducted an extensive literature review to classify intervention strategies based on their effectiveness in reducing or preventing distracted driving. The goal was to provide practitioners with evidence-informed measures that are effective in counteracting distracted driving. Methods: The literature reviewed consisted of peer-reviewed journals, government resources, injury prevention outlets, and private corporations' websites. Inclusion criteria included English language publications during 1999-2016. Only publications including distracted …