THE NEGLECTED CHILD SYNDROME: THE INFANT AND CHILD IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISIONS

One hundred and fifty-one automobile collision reports involving over 850 persons were examined; in each case one or more of the passengers was a child under the age of 5. Emphasis was placed on post-1966 vehicles, on collisions involving a restrained driver (who would more likely be carrying restrained children), and on cases in which the severity of the crash and the severity of the injuries seemed inconsistent. Safety standards for children's car seats were examined and assessed, parental attitudes towards the devices were reported, and current restraints in use in North America evaluated.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

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  Lake Bluff, IL  United States  60044

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

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• Authors:
  • Moon, J S
  • Nicol, J
• Conference:
  • 18th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Location: Toronto Ontario, Canada
  • Date: 1974-9-12 to 1974-9-14
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 21 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Automobiles by type; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crash reports; Crash severity; Restraint systems; Safety; Safety equipment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features; Vehicle make
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors; Passenger restraints
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081235
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-047-1-063, DOT-HS-031-2-303, DOT-FH-11-7526
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM