Child automobile restraints

Five things to know about...child automobile restraints.

Injuries from motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death among Canadian children. Well-child visits are a good time for physicians to provide information to parents on proper installation and use of car seats. Appropriate use of car seats can re duce the risk of death or serious injury by 67%–71%. A guide based on best practices is shown in Appendix 1 (www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content /full...

Is Comfort Important for Optimal Use of Child Restraints?

Suboptimal restraint use, particularly the incorrect use of restraints, is a significant and widespread problem among child vehicle occupants, and increases the risk of injury. Previous research has identified comfort as a potential factor influencing suboptimal restraint use. Both the real comfort experienced by the child and the parent’s perception of the child’s comfort are reported to influ...

Injuries to children in forward facing child restraints.

The applicability of the federal safety standard that governs child restraints (FMVSS 213) has recently been called into question. Population- based estimates of the risk of injury to children in child restraints and a description of the patterns and mechanisms of injury are necessary to evaluate this standard and identify areas of needed improvement. A probability sample of children 12 to 47 m...

Child safety restraints: a new law in New Mexico.

Static analysis of harness fit in forward - facing child restraints

Análise estática do posicionamento do sistema de cinco pontos em dispositivos de retenção infantil Abstract The present study examines several important contributors to appropriate child restraint systems (CRS), including harness routing (chest and lap straps) and the location of important protective components. Three forward-facing CRS equipped with five-point harnesses were evaluated in a lab...