Citation

Murphy JM. Pediatr. Nurs. 1999; 25(2): 137-44, 147-8.

Affiliation

Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, Publisher Jannetti Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10532010

Abstract

Seat belts and child safety seats can provide effective protection against serious and fatal injuries, but motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) remain a leading cause of death and injury among infants and children. Recent fatalities associated with air bags have intensified awareness of pediatric occupant car safety issues. A review of pediatric literature from 1989 to 1997 summarizes studies on the correct use, incorrect use, and non-use of child safety restraint devices; injuries patterns to children as occupants in MVCs; transporting children with special needs; lethal air bag injuries; and injury prevention educational programs.

Language: en