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B H Connor

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PubMed1990

Road safety and drink-driving: the knowledge and opinions of male and female adolescents.

This paper reports on a structured questionnaire survey of high school students from years 8, 9 and 10 and their knowledge and opinions on issues relating to general road safety and drink-driving. A representative sample of this larger group was then interviewed in more depth. The results are discussed in terms of previous surveys of adolescents' attitudes and knowledge on these issues and the educational questions that arise in the light of reported sex differences.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1989

Bicycle safety in Australia.

An overview of bicycle safety strategies developed in Australia over the past decade, including information from the first community based bicycle injury survey. Evaluation of these strategies has important implications for the next generation of cyclists.

Accident Prevention↗
PubMed1989

Obstetric practice. A decade under review.

As part of a prospective study concerning the cause of neonatal jaundice, information relating to obstetric practice over a 10 year period (1977 to 1987) in the New England area of Australia was collected. The data reveal certain trends over the decade and provide baseline data for obstetricians practising in a provincial setting.

Australia↗
PubMed1982

Birth weight, and use of oxytocin and analgesic agents in labour in relation to neonatal jaundice.

A prospective study of 1977 babies, delivered in two district hospitals in the Northern Tablelands area of New South Wales, revealed a highly significant relationship between neonatal jaundice and birth weight in all cases of neonatal jaundice (P = 0.0001). The use of oxytocin was associated with a significant increase in the incidence of jaundice (all cases, P = 0.003; severely jaundiced babies, P = 0.05). This effect was related to the total dose of oxytocin used (P = 0.003 for all cases; P = 0.056 for severely jaundiced babies), but not to its rate of administration. No significant difference was apparent whether oxytocin was administered to initiate or to accelerate labour. The suggestion that oxytocin use is associated with delivery of immature babies is refuted. The use of analgesic agents during labour was not associated with an increased incidence of neonatal jaundice.

Analgesics↗
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Road safety. Perceptions of final-year secondary-school students.

Final-year high-school students were surveyed to assess their knowledge and opinions concerning various aspects of road trauma, in particular, its extent, its causes, its relationship to alcohol consumption and the possible solutions to the problem of drink-driving. When compared to the students who took part in a similar study conducted six years previously, it was found that the 1983 students knew more about road trauma in general, and its relationship to alcohol, and were more accepting of intrusive remedial measures such as random breath-testing and speed-humps. Recommendations are made which take into account the students' views on the matter of possible solutions to the problem.

Accident Prevention↗