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July 1986, Vol 140, No. 7 >
Article | July 1986

Hospital-Based Child Safety Restraint Programs FREE

RAN D. ANBAR, MD; KAREN A. RANDELL, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1986;140(7):618. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140210016007.
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Sir.—Use of car safety seats for reduction of childhood morbidity and mortality associated with automobile accidents has been advocated by the American Academy of Pediatrics and public health representatives for many years.1,2 Discussion of this issue arose in the Pediatric Emergency Ward (EW) of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, regarding a specific patient.

Patient Report.—A 2½-year-old boy was seen on a rainy evening in the EW after the car in which he and his parents were riding was involved in a motor vehicle accident. On physical examination the child was well except for a small hematoma above the left eye. History taking about the circumstances of the accident revealed that the child had not been in a child car-seat restraint of any kind. The EW physician explained to the mother the morbidity and mortality associated with motor vehicle accidents and emphasized the importance of safety restraints.

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American Academy of Pediatrics:  AAP policy statement: Automatic passenger protection systems . AAP News Comment 1984;;35:5-6.
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 State legislation concerning use of safety belts: United States, 1985, LEADS FROM THE MMWR . JAMA 1985;;254:1290,1295.
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Teret SP, Jones AS, Williams AF, et al:  Child restraint laws: An analysis of gaps in coverage . Am J Public Health 1986;;76:31-34.
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Scherz RG:  Fatal motor vehicle accidents of child passengers from birth through 4 years of age in Washington State . Pediatrics 1981;;68: 572-575.
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Decker MD, Dewey MJ, Hutcheson RH, et al:  The use and efficacy of child restraint devices: The Tennessee experience, 1982 and 1983 . JAMA 1984;;252:2571-2575.
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Guerin D, MacKinnon DP:  An assessment of the California child passenger restraint requirement . Am J Public Health 1985;;75:142-144.
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Spaight SJ, Finison LJ, Corwin J:  Use of automobile safety restraints for children . N Engl J Med 1980;;303:1481-1482.
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Colletti RB:  Hospital-based rental program to increase car seat usage . Pediatrics 1983;;71: 771-773.
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Berger LR, Saunders S, Armitage K, et al:  Promoting the use of car safety devices for infants: An intensive health education approach . Pediatrics 1984;;74:16-19.

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1 +
American Academy of Pediatrics:  AAP policy statement: Automatic passenger protection systems . AAP News Comment 1984;;35:5-6.
2 +
 State legislation concerning use of safety belts: United States, 1985, LEADS FROM THE MMWR . JAMA 1985;;254:1290,1295.
3 +
Teret SP, Jones AS, Williams AF, et al:  Child restraint laws: An analysis of gaps in coverage . Am J Public Health 1986;;76:31-34.
4 +
Scherz RG:  Fatal motor vehicle accidents of child passengers from birth through 4 years of age in Washington State . Pediatrics 1981;;68: 572-575.
5 +
Decker MD, Dewey MJ, Hutcheson RH, et al:  The use and efficacy of child restraint devices: The Tennessee experience, 1982 and 1983 . JAMA 1984;;252:2571-2575.
6 +
Guerin D, MacKinnon DP:  An assessment of the California child passenger restraint requirement . Am J Public Health 1985;;75:142-144.
7 +
Spaight SJ, Finison LJ, Corwin J:  Use of automobile safety restraints for children . N Engl J Med 1980;;303:1481-1482.
8 +
Colletti RB:  Hospital-based rental program to increase car seat usage . Pediatrics 1983;;71: 771-773.
9 +
Berger LR, Saunders S, Armitage K, et al:  Promoting the use of car safety devices for infants: An intensive health education approach . Pediatrics 1984;;74:16-19.

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