FATAL CAR TRUNK ENTRAPMENT INVOLVING CHILDREN--UNITED STATES, 1987-1998

From July-August 1998, at least 11 U.S. children died in 3 instances of car trunk entrapment. This report provides a summary of these 3 incidents, describes characteristics of car trunk entrapment incidents involving children since 1987, and reviews measures to prevent children from becoming trapped in car trunks. Findings indicate that at least 9 incidents of fatal car trunk entrapment involving children occurred during 1987-98, that all incidents occurred in hot weather and involved children aged less than or equal to 6 years, and that these deaths were preventable.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30333
• Authors:
  • Hart, A P
  • Zumwalt, R E
  • McFeeley, P J
  • Marchant, B
  • Grey, T C
  • Rohanna, G
  • Darby, E
  • Hill, S
  • Day, M
• Publication Date: 1998-12-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1019-22
• Serial:
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 47
  • Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
  • ISSN: 0149-2195
  • EISSN: 1545-861x
  • Serial URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Crashes; Fatalities; Hot weather; Trunks (Vehicles); Vehicle factors in crashes; Vehicle occupants; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Car trunk entrapment
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00921045
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 19 2002 12:00AM