This study examined the performance of a booster seat in different seating configurations in side-impact hyGe sled tests (crash severity 30 km/h) with two attachment systems: a standard seatbelt and ISOfix (rigid). The objectives of the study were twofold: (i) to identify the relative benefits of ISOfix attachment compared with seatbelt attachment of a near-side booster seat in a 3-abreast seat...

PROBLEM Prevention of injuries to child passengers is a significant public health priority, as motor vehicle-related injuries remain a leading cause of death for children in Japan. The purpose of compulsory child restraint seats legislation in April 2000 was to reduce the number of child passengers killed or injured in motor vehicle crashes. METHODS The objectives of this preliminary evaluati...

BACKGROUND One of the major causes of death among children younger than 15 years is vehicular injury. Car safety seats protect children in a crash if they are used correctly. The objective of this study was to assess the level of parental knowledge and their attitudes regarding car safety seats. METHODS The survey was conducted in May and June 2007 at Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research-Training...

Road Traffic Law Article 17-3-4 of April 2000 specifies the compulsory requirement for child safety seats in Japan. The objectives of this preliminary evaluation were to measure the effectiveness, benefits and usage of safety seats for child passengers aged 0-5 years by analyzing the child casualty data for the period of 1991-2002. Two statistical methods were used to quantify time trends (inte...

In this issue of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Marshall et al report the patterns of injury found in children suffering severe or fatal air bag trauma during low-velocity motor vehicle accidents (page 1599). Their results suggest that head trauma is the most important mechanism of injury in infants in rear-facing seats, and that craniofacial and cervical spine injuries are most signif...

INTRODUCTION Trauma is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. A quarter of all fatalities due to injury occur due to road traffic crashes with 90% of the fatalities occurring in low- and medium-income countries. Poor compliance with the use of seat belts is a problem in many developing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of seatbelt compliance in motor vehicles ...

OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the age at which US parents first turned their child's car seat to face forward and information sources used to make that decision at the time of the release of the 2011 guidelines for child passenger safety and 30 months later. METHODS We administered 2 separate cross-sectional Web-based surveys of nationally representative panels of US parents in May 2011 an...

BACKGROUND The effects of seat belt laws and public education campaigns on seat belt use are assessed on the basis of observational or self-reported data on seat belt use. Previous studies focusing on front seat occupants have shown that self-reports indicate a greater seat belt usage than observational findings. Whether this over-reporting in self reports applies to rear seat belt usage, and t...

The risk of death of unbelted rear-seat occupants is obviously increased in car crashes. However, there is little epidemiological evidence that unbelted rear-seat occupants will also increase the risk of death of front-seat passengers. We compared risk of death and severe injury of front-seat occupants in car crashes with belted or unbelted rear-seat passengers. The risk of death of belted fron...