| Trends in booster seat use among young children in crashes. | |
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PMID: 11731636 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Booster seat use in the United States is extremely low among 4- to 8-year-old children, the group targeted for their use. However, more recent attention has been paid to the role of booster seats for children who have outgrown their forward-facing child safety seat. In particular, several states are currently considering upgrades to their child restraint laws to include the use of booster seats for children over 4 years of age. OBJECTIVE: To examine recent trends in booster seat use among children involved in automobile crashes in 3 large regions of the United States. DESIGN: This study was performed as part of the Partners for Child Passenger Safety project, an ongoing, child-specific crash surveillance system that links insurance claims data to telephone survey and crash investigation data. All crashes occurring between December 1, 1998, and November 30, 2000, involving a child occupant between 2 to 8 years of age riding in a model year 1990 or newer vehicle reported to State Farm Insurance Companies from 15 states and Washington, DC, were eligible for this study. A probability sample of eligible crashes was selected for a telephone survey with the driver of the vehicle using a previously validated instrument. The study sample was weighted according to each subject's probability of selection, with analyses conducted on the weighted sample. RESULTS: The weighted study sample consisted of 53 834 children between 2 to 8 years old, 11.5% of whom were using a booster seat at the time of the crash. Booster seat use peaked at age 3 and dropped dramatically after age 4. Over the period of study, booster seat use among 4- to 8-year-olds increased from 4% to 13%. Among 4-year-olds specifically, booster use increased from 14% to 34%. Among children using booster seats, approximately half used shield boosters and half used belt-positioning boosters. CONCLUSIONS: Although overall booster seat use among the targeted population of 4- to 8-year-old children remains low, significant increases have been noted among specific age groups of children over the past 2 years. These data may be useful to pediatricians, legislators, and educators in efforts to target interventions designed to increase appropriate booster seat use in these children. |
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Authors:
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D R Durbin; M J Kallan; F K Winston |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 108 ISSN: 1098-4275 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 2001 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-12-03 Completed Date: 2002-01-30 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: E109 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ddurbin@cceb.med.upenn.edu |
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Accidents, Traffic
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statistics & numerical data* Automobiles / statistics & numerical data* Child Child, Preschool Humans Infant Equipment / utilization* Population Surveillance Protective Devices Safety / statistics & numerical data Seat Belts United States |
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