IMPROPER USE OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS--KENTUCKY, 1996

Since enactment of the Kentucky child restraint law in 1982, the number of motor-vehicle-occupant deaths among children aged 0-4 years has decreased 37%. A large portion of this decline is attributed to the increased use of child safety seats (CSSs); in 1995, use of CSSs in Kentucky was 72%. Although approximately 85% of infants and 60% of children aged 0-4 years were restrained in 1996 in the U.S., about 80% of CSSs were used improperly. The effectiveness of CSSs in preventing death or injury is reduced when they are used incorrectly. To estimate the rate for improper use of CSSs, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center analyzed data from observations and inspections of vehicles entering the main community shopping center parking lot during 1 day in each of 2 rural counties. This report summarizes the results of this study, which indicate that most children in CSSs were restrained improperly.

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  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00053814.htm
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• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30333
• Authors:
  • Spurlock, C
  • Kidd, P
  • Mays, J
  • McCool, R
  • Buckner, J
  • Clatos, R
  • Rochussen, J
  • Leach, R C
• Publication Date: 1998-7-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 541-544
• Serial:
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 26
  • 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: Automobile driving; Child restraint systems; Children; Crashes; Fatalities; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Infants; Occupant protection devices; Traffic crashes
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00921044
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 19 2002 12:00AM