Teresa Phillips, Alexis Brierty, Denni Goodchild, Benjamin L Patritti, Anna Murphy, Mark Boocock, Leanne Dwan, Elyse Passmore, Michelle McGrath, Julie Edwards
Australia and New Zealand Clinical Motion Analysis Group (ANZ-CMAG) clinical practice recommendations
Gait & posture
assess effectiveness mobile injury prevention vehicle mobile safety street mss handson curriculum instruction retention safety knowledge compared traditional classroom safety curriculum among grade 5 elementary school children grade 5 students n 1692 asked participate study either intervention group mss experience comparison group traditional classroom safety curriculum student intervention group asked complete series three surveys first survey given mss visit fall 2009 second immediately following mss visit fall 2009 third given 6 months mss visit spring 2010 measure knowledge retention students comparison group asked complete two surveys first survey given time intervention group fall 2009 second given completion traditional classroom safety curriculum spring 2010 students scored average 567 10 556580 safety instruction given mss instruction mean scores showed significant increase 743 10 716771 increase still measurable 6 months intervention 734 704766 comparison group saw significant increase mean scores 648 610689 increase much smaller intervention group communitybased injury prevention programs essential reducing preventable injury deaths trauma study demonstrates handson program effective traditional methods providing safety knowledge