OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to provide an updated estimate of the effectiveness of belt-positioning booster (BPB) seats compared with seat belts alone in reducing the risk for injury for children aged 4 to 8 years. METHODS Data were collected from a longitudinal study of children who were involved in crashes in 16 states and the District of Columbia from December 1, 1998, to Nov...

Of 2,275 cases of non-fatal injuries sustained by all categories of road users 185 were inflicted on back seat passengers. Twenty-six such passengers sustained severe and 66 moderately severe injuries. Only two patients (aged 18 months and 3 years) wore any form of restraint. Back seat passengers may be injured by impact with the rear of the front seat or other objects in the rear compartment; ...

OBJECTIVE To measure the effect of the WHO Safe Communities model approach to increasing child restraint use in motor vehicles. DESIGN Pre- and post-intervention observations of restraint use in motor vehicles in several sites in the target area, and in a comparison area community. SETTING Community; southeast Dallas, Texas, 2003-2005. INTERVENTIONS A multifaceted approach to increasing u...

The reduction in morbidity and mortality since the enforcement of seat-belt usage is well documented. Complications from the belt are also reported and the authors present anterior dislocation of the restrained shoulder, an injury not previously described. The mechanism of injury is explained and a change to the present standard of restraints is suggested.

Parent-child relationships have been linked to the health and social well-being of adolescents. This relationship may be especially influential in areas of the world where family bonds remain the strongest for children. The association of parent-child relations and safety belt use has not been extensively documented. The objective of this research was to investigate the influence of parent-chil...

BMJ 1992;304:614 Road traffic accidents are the commonest cause of blunt maternal trauma in pregnancy.' In the United Kingdom it is compulsory for motorists and passengers to wear seat belts unless they have a medical exemption certificate. Some pregnant women find seat belts uncomfortable and do not wear them, others wear them incorrectly. We recently reported two cases showing the hazards to ...

STUDY DESIGN Seventeen healthy volunteers were subjected to right and left lateral impacts 5.0, 6.8, 9.2, and 16.8 m/s acceleration while positioned in a Volvo car seat with lap and shoulder seat belt restraint in laboratory setting. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using a standard 3-point lap and shoulder seat belt and Volvo car seat on the response of the...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of child safety restraint use and factors associated. METHODS Observational cross-sectional study using a stratified sampling conducted in the city of Maringá, Southern Brazil, between March and May 2007. Each day care center was visited at one day only. The outcome was use of child safety restraints by children under four. Vehicles (N=301) driving childre...