{"id":113202,"date":"2014-03-15T16:12:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T20:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=113202"},"modified":"2014-03-15T16:12:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T20:12:06","slug":"stay-well-sparkle-child-shall-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/stay-well-sparkle-child-shall-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"STAY WELL &#038; Sparkle: A Child Shall Lead Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_109911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109911\" style=\"width: 286px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109911 \" alt=\"Dr. Sam Christian\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dr.-Sam-Christian-286x300.png\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dr.-Sam-Christian-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dr.-Sam-Christian-143x150.png 143w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dr.-Sam-Christian.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sam Christian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So what if a person ate only itals, had great cholesterol, exercised, did mammograms or PSA? Failing to survive a traffic accident leaves him or her just as dead &#8211; and much quicker too. We can all agree, therefore, that paying due consideration to seat belts is a paramount health issue.<\/p>\n<p>First off, let me just say how much I enjoy reading Dr. Emmanuel\u2019s <b>Health Talk<\/b> as well as Dr. Cory. I always find something quite substantial in the good work put out by my fellow physicians. <a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/dr-cory\/dr-cory-stop-blood-roads\/\"><b>Last week\u2019s piece on road safety<\/b><\/a>, in particular, deserves another look.<\/p>\n<p><b>Buckle up?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after returning home a year ago, an old friend and her husband offered me a ride. I instantly snapped on my seat belt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisitor!\u201d They laughed. At first I didn\u2019t get it. Did I do something wrong? That quizzical look on my face prompted them to point to my seat belt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can always tell the strangers and those away for too long.\u201d They chuckled.<\/p>\n<p>Wait. That\u2019s not all. I laughed right along with them and moved on to the next topic. It never occurred to me the impact of that encounter until reading last week\u2019s article.<\/p>\n<p>By the late 1970\u2019s, available data had already proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that airbags\/seat belt combination saved lives. Implementation however, was thoroughly thwarted for years by the \u2018Big Three\u2019 North American auto manufacturers. They contended that spending a little extra would make their cars less affordable and less competitive to the surging Japanese. Not only that, to justify their position, they actively stoked public myths about airbags\/seat belts. Wisdom finally prevailed. Airbags now come standard and automatically installed in all new cars. Seat belts however, have to be actively buckled and only takes a couple seconds. \u00a0Today if a parent fails to buckle up their child, that\u2019s child abuse and the average North American would be horrified.<\/p>\n<p>So off I went to our Traffic Department to get Dominica\u2019s official position on seat belts. A high-ranking officer spoke to me on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to discuss policy matters. Basically, he acknowledged that like motorcycle helmets, seat belt use in Dominica is encouraged, but not enforced. He could not speak for other Caricom countries, but felt it was about the same. The prevailing notion was that people felt that being \u2018strapped in\u2019 would trap them in event of accident. It also interfered with reaching around for things and that seat belts inconvenienced them if they needed to pop out of the vehicle for a quick something. He could not speculate on what proportion of traffic fatalities that may have been prevented by seat belt use. He honestly felt it was not significant.<\/p>\n<p><b>Don\u2019t blame God<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dominicans generally believe \u2018Si or biteh ni pou wivay, E kay wivay: if something has to happen, it will &#8211; seat belt or no seat belt. You cannot stop fate, right? One slogan in a Muslim country really caught people\u2019s attention. It simply said \u201cWear your seat belt. Heaven can wait.\u201d The assumption is that God just sits around plucking chosen people from highways because he loves them and wants them to be with Him. Isn\u2019t that effectively what we end up saying as we try to comfort the bereaved?<\/p>\n<p>Frankly, I think this a worthwhile national conversation to have right now. It is not a partisan issue. It simply takes thought leaders like you to push it on the national agenda. Once we have made that corporate decision as a people, just step aside and <b>unleash the power of youth to make it happen<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>On occasion, when I was in a hurry or preoccupied, a little voice from the child seat at the back would jerk me back to reality: \u201cDaddy, put on your seat belt!\u201d Of course, I would be pricked in my conscience. Thank God my children have helped my live up to my core values and knowledge. A seat belt campaign would not have to cost the Treasury one cent. In the words of my favourite \u201cBaby Machine\u201d calypsonian, just don\u2019t put a \u2018hardback like me\u2019 in charge. In the days of the independence struggle, there were those who would not be convinced that we could ever rule ourselves. We came to the conclusion that such people just had to die off \u2013 there was no hope for them.<\/p>\n<p>So encouraging seat belt use ought not be a top down affair. \u00a0Don\u2019t start by giving tickets and imposing fines, but perhaps with 6-month public service announcement campaign. During that time, a school jingle and slogan design competition would engage the youth, bringing out their creativity and excitement. Then do random surveys on teachers and parents at the schoolyard gates. The school with the highest percentage of belted drivers and most improved would win bragging rights and prizes sponsored by business. Can you imagine students having the chance to playfully chastise teachers and parents this way? Later on, begin ticketing drivers involved in accidents who were not wearing their seat belts and so on.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t have to re-invent the wheel. The faint-hearted dare not find out the facts, but internationally, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HFX9kQweHZ4&amp;feature=player_embedded\"><b>seat belts save 25-50% of potential road fatalities<\/b><\/a>. And can you imagine? After I got that ride, I actually stopped wearing my seat belt! Yes, I am ashamed to admit it. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa&#8230; Well, that was until reading last week\u2019s article.<\/p>\n<p>Seat belt use in Dominica currently appears to be about 3% at best. And trust me, a lot more than that have driven overseas and should know better. So I suspect I\u2019m not the only one to slip right back into the culture instead of challenging it. Think of the local celebrities who could be recruited in a sustained campaign. After one year we can have at least 10% of drivers using seat belts \u2013 easy! Better than 50% in 5 years; of this I am certain.\u00a0 At that time, instead of complaining about those crazy Dominican drivers on those dizzying hairpin mountain roads, visitors will marvel at such a motivated, disciplined little country. Can you catch that vision? Yes; and to make it happen, <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+11%3A6&amp;version=NKJV\">a child shall lead them<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Sam Christian is a surgeon and health activist. His Urgent Care on 137 Bath Road provides prompt medical treatment, surgery and acupuncture. He is radio host of the Medical Minute, Medical Adviser to the Dominica Cancer Society and author of the faith and fitness nutrition book, \u2018Mannafast Miracle.\u2019 Dr. Christian can be reached anytime at 440-9133, 615-8345 or by writing to\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"mailto:urgentcare.da@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>urgentcare.da@gmail.com<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So what if a person ate only itals, had great cholesterol, exercised, did mammograms or PSA? Failing to survive a traffic accident leaves him or her just as dead &#8211; and much quicker too. 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