Traveling with children: beyond car seat safety

Abstract

Over the years, there has been an increase in the number of children who travel around the world. However, this population is still subject to health problems while traveling and may be even more susceptible than the adult age group. These problems arise from a variety of factors, including exposure to infectious organisms, the use of certain types of transportation, and participation in some activities, such as hiking at high altitudes, among others. However, when traveling with children, these risk factors can be overlooked; a trip that is considered safe for an adult might not be a good choice for this age group. The pediatric consultation should be a good opportunity to optimize preventive guidelines at the pre-trip planning.

Children’s Camps as a Tourism Product – A Case Study

“…Most research addressing children in tourism approaches it from the perspective of the so-called "grey areas" -child labour or child prostitution -e.g., the studies by Hall (2011), Johnson (2011Johnson ( , 2014, Magablih and Naamneh (2010), Montgomery (2008), Robertson (2008), and Tepelus (2008). Another issue concerning children and tourism is traveling with people who have special needs or require special care (Kim & Lehto, 2013;Ottolini, Rajnik, & Hickey, 2015;Polli & Polli, 2015). Some studies do explore the influence of children on decisions about travel and tourism within the family, such as Gram (2006Gram ( , 2007, Kozak and Duman (2012), Liang (2013), Nickerson and Jurowski (2001), Thornton, Shaw, and Williams (1997), and Wang, Hsieh, Yeh, and Tsai (2004).…”

A relação entre a legislação brasileira sobre a obrigatoriedade de dispositivos de retenção para crianças de zero a quatro anos ocupantes de veículos e os números de feridos e mortos no trânsito

“…No Brasil, efeito do uso de dispositivos de retenção na redução de lesões e mortes de crianças em sinistros de trânsito ainda não foi devidamente explorado, no entanto as pesquisas já realizadas têm indicado a efetividade desses equipamentos [21][22][23][24] .…”