Rear-facing versus forward-facing child restraints: an updated assessment
Over the last year, the recommendation put forth by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for infants and toddlers to be placed in rear-facing child restraint seats (RFCRS) has expanded beyond the traditional 1 year of age. In this study, the authors seek to compare injury outcomes and child seat orientation, using data from the National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS) from 1988 to 2015. They seek to evaluate the relative protection provided by RFCRS compared with front-facing child restraint systems (FFCRS) for children up to 2 years of age. The results of their study show an extremely low injury rate in children 2 years and under using both RFCRS and FFCRS. No statistical differentiation is observed between RFCRS and FFCRS in the NASS-CDS data; however, other evidence supports the recommendation that RFCRS be used for small children.
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Authors:
- McMurry, Timothy L
- Arbogast, Kristy B
- Sherwood, Christopher P
- Vaca, Federico
- Bull, Marilyn
- Crandall, Jeff R
- Kent, Richard W
- Publication Date: 2018-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 55-59
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Serial:
- Injury Prevention
- Volume: 24
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
- ISSN: 1353-8047
- EISSN: 1475-5785
- Serial URL: http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Crash injuries; Crashworthiness; Rear facing restraint systems; Traffic crashes; Vehicle safety
- Identifier Terms: National Automotive Sampling System - Crashworthiness Data System
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01684817
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 31 2018 9:15AM