OBJECTIVE To spread knowledge and instigate the health professional to give advice on childcare during travels and on child transport safety. SOURCES OF DATA Literature review through the LILACS and MEDLINE(®) databases, using the terms: travel, safety, protective equipment, child, preventive medicine, retrieving articles published in the last 21 years. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS The authors a...

Direct observation of child restraint use was combined with interviews and mail questionnaires to measure prevalence of various child restraint practices and factors related to use of child safety seats and seat belts for children under the age of four. Trained observers assessed multiple dimensions of child restraint practices for a sample of motorists entering fast-food parking lots in Michig...

BACKGROUND Increasing seat belt use represents an ideal opportunity for preventive health care in family practice. Little evidence exists, however, that primary care physicians can increase safety belt use. METHODS Three hundred twenty-six patients seen in a rural primary care center were randomized to either a control or intervention group. Before their health care examination, patients comp...

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk of significant injury associated with premature graduation of young (2- to 5-year-old) children to seat belts from child restraint systems (CRS). BACKGROUND Advocates recommend use of child safety seats for children younger than age 4 and booster seats for children age 4 and older. Despite these recommendations, many children are prematurely taken out of these ...

BACKGROUND In 1998, nearly 600 child occupants of motor vehicles aged younger than 4 years died in motor vehicle crashes. Yet approximately 29% of children aged 4 years and younger do not ride in appropriate child safety seat restraints, which, when correctly installed and used, reduce the need for hospitalization in this age group by 69% and the risk of death by approximately 70% for infants a...

[Purpose] This study was aimed at investigating the influence of seat height and body posture on the activity of the superior trapezius and longissimus muscles. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty two healthy subjects were instructed to perform a total of eight different body postures, varying according three main factors: seat height (low and high seat); trunk inclination (upright and leaning forwar...

Protecting children in motor vehicles with safety seats and seat belts has become a national priority. Since the first child restraint legislation enacted by Tennessee in 1978, 49 states have adopted similar requirements.l Mandatory child restraint laws are a practical approach to reducing injuries and deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents, the leading cause of death and injury to young chil...

BACKGROUND Seat belts have been proven to save lives. However, if they are not properly fitted, 'seat belt syndrome' can occur. The aim of the present study was to describe injuries encountered in Canadian children with seat belt-associated injuries. METHODS Canadian paediatricians and paediatric subspecialists were surveyed monthly through the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program. Childr...

Advancements in computer hardware in recent years have made it possible to solve complex real world problems using finite element methods (FEM). Full scale dynamic certification testing of aircraft seats is a very complex, expensive and time consuming process. A high acceleration pulse is applied on the seat structure in a short duration of period, and the seat structure has to pass stringent F...

Riding unrestrained is the greatest risk factor for death and injury among children in motor vehicles. Restraining a child can reduce the risk of death for that child by up to 71%. However, despite increased awareness, child safety seat usage rates are still disturbingly low. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact that child safety seat check-up events have on parental knowledge o...