RESTRAINT USAGE PATTERNS OF CHILDREN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OF AGE EVALUATED IN A MEDICAL SETTING AFTER A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The study describes trauma and injury patterns related to various modes of restraint use. The sample consisted of under four year olds evaluated and treated in emergency rooms after involvement in a motor vehicle accident. Most child safety seat (CSS) and seat-belted children, if injured, sustained minor contusions, abrasions or lacerations although there were some seriously injured. Injury among children in properly used CSS's was primarily the result of passive mechanisms of injury (e.g., flying glass, intrusion). Improper use also contributed to injury among CSS restrained children. Seat belted injured children primarily were injured due to hitting against the dashboard or the back of the front seat.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 8-10, 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
American Association for Automotive Medicine
P.O. Box 222
Morton Grove, IL United States 60053 -
Authors:
- Agran, P F
- Dunkle, D E
- Winn, D G
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Conference:
- 28th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
- Location: Denver Colorado, United States
- Date: 1984-10-8 to 1984-10-10
- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 373-382
- Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, DENVER, COLORADO, USA, OCTOBER 8-10, 1984. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Traffic crashes; Utilization
- Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
- Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00395819
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM