Community-based Partnership's Efficacy in Decreasing Injury Rates At Night in Dallas, TX

Methodist Health System

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Blood Alcohol Concentration; Drunk Driving

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06695416

003.TRA.2023.D

Details and patient eligibility

About

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "88,000 people die every year due to alcohol-related issues including homicide, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and suicide". In the city of Dallas, violent crimes have decreased by roughly 4% in 2022 compared to 2021. Dallas Police Department (DPD) implemented changes in May 2021 to combat violent crimes.

Full description

To address these issues, 24Hour Dallas, a community-based non-profit organization, has utilized public health approaches at the business and city level. Their overarching goals are to reduce drunk driving, violence against women, human trafficking, and general violence or injuries related to alcohol use, all within the nighttime hours of 6pm and 6am through the application of their Good Neighbor initiative and Copper Star certification for businesses. Both the Good Neighbor initiative and the Copper Star certification follow a model from Safe Night LLC, an organization that was built on the premise of The Arlington Restaurant Initiative in Arlington, Virginia.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Chief complaint or diagnosis associated with a trauma mechanism of injury: assault (i.e., gunshot wounds, knife wounds, general assault, or sexual assault), MVC, motorcycle/all-terrain vehicle collision (MCC), or auto-ped/bicycle collision

  • Injury occurred between 6pm-6am
  • Injury occurred in City of Dallas, TX

Exclusion criteria

• • Injuries from mechanism other than assault, MVC, MCC, or auto-ped/bicycle

  • Assault occurs outside of 6pm-6am window
  • Assault occurred outside of Dallas city limits