IMSS urges to take precautions during the holiday season due to increase in car and motorcycle accidents / @zoerobledo @Tu_IMSS >>>

#IMSS.- The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) called on the population to take precautions during the holiday season due to the increase in car and motorcycle accidents, mainly caused by driving at high speed, tired, sleepless and under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Dr. Juan Antonio Mendoza Breton, medical director of the Traumatology Hospital «Dr. Victorio de la Fuente Narváez», informed that in the last five years in Mexico City there has been an increase of 35 to 50 percent of accidents of this type during this season, since most people go to parties, meetings or trips with family and friends while using a car or motorcycle.

For this reason, the IMSS medical director invited the public to avoid ingesting any type of substance while driving any type of motor vehicle or bicycle, and if they do, to assign someone else to drive. In addition to using the necessary safety measures while driving, both for the driver and passengers.

He pointed out that when driving a car, all passengers should wear seat belts, and minors should not be carried in the passenger seat, especially if they do not wear seat belts. In the back of the car, passengers should be properly seated, avoid getting up and use special baby seats.

He added that in the case of motorcycles or bicycles, helmets, special suits, knee and elbow pads should be used, since these are factors that would allow to have fewer associated injuries in case of suffering an accident or otherwise prevent it from happening.

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