Premature graduation of children in child restraint systems: An observational study

Vesentini, Lara; Willems, Bert

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.005

Cited by 24 publications

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“…Extrapolating from our results, it appears that almost one half of children aged 0-12 years travelling in vehicles in NSW are using an inappropriate type of restraint for their size. This is a similar proportion to that reported in other Australian and international observational studies (Edwards et al, 2006, Vesentini & Willems, 2007, and also similar to parental report in an earlier survey (Bilston et al, 2008). Although one previous Australian study (Koppel et al, 2007) reported a lower prevalence of inappropriate use among 4-8 year olds, this may have been due to self-selection bias in the sample rather than bias introduced by parental report.…”

Section: Quality Of Restraint Usesupporting

confidence: 89%

Population-level estimates of child restraint practices among children aged 0–12 years in NSW, Australia

Brown

Hatfield

et al. 2010

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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This cross-sectional study provides population-referenced data on the restraints used and the extent of incorrect restraint use, among child vehicle passengers aged 0-12 years in NSW, Australia. A multistage stratified cluster sampling plan was used to randomly select vehicles from baby/child health clinics, pre-schools/day care centres, and primary schools across NSW to undergo detailed inspection of restraints used by child occupants within those vehicles. Overall, there were very high restraint usage rates (>99% of sampled children) but fewer than one quarter of children were using the correct size-appropriate restraints. Incorrect use (51.4%) was as common as inappropriate use (51.2%). Incorrect use was highest among users of dedicated child restraint systems (OR 16.0, 95% CI 6.9-36.0), and was more likely among those using size-appropriate restraints than those using inappropriate restraints (OR 1.8 95% CI 1.1-3.2); and among convertible restraints than those designed for a single mode of use (OR 1.5 95% CI 1.2-1.7). As incorrect use substantially reduces the protection from injury that is offered by child restraints, it is important that future strategies to reduce casualties among child occupants target both inappropriate and incorrect use.

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Section: Quality Of Restraint Usesupporting

confidence: 89%

Population-level estimates of child restraint practices among children aged 0–12 years in NSW, Australia

Brown

Hatfield

et al. 2010

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…There is a typical decline in proper restraint use as the age of the child increases (Vesentini & Willems, 2007;Winston, Kallan, et al, 2007;Winston, Chen, Elliott, Arbogast, & Durbin, 2004). The strengthened child passenger safety law did not appreciably increase the self-reported appropriate booster seat use beyond what was observed in the only national probability sample of BPB use employing direct interviews combined with observation, the National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS) study (Glassbrenner & Ye, 2008).…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Parental misconceptions play a key role in inappropriate transitions in child passenger safety (Vesentini & Willems, 2007;Winston, Erkoboni, & Xie, 2007). Therefore, parental education is important to ensure that premature graduation rates remain low.…”

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confidence: 99%

Legislating child restraint usage –Its effect on self-reported child restraint use rates in a central city

Brixey

Ravindran

Guse

2010

Journal of Safety Research

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“…Misuse rates continue to be documented for both forward-facing car seats and belt-positioning booster seats (Brixey, Guse, & Meurer, 2008; Vesentini & Willems, 2007). Studies in which researchers observed child safety seat use in more than 5,000 children estimated misuse rates greater than 72% (Decina & Lococo, 2005).…”

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Promoting Correct Car Seat Use in Parents of Young Children

Weaver

Brixey

Williams

et al. 2012

Health Promotion Practice

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Injuries involving motor vehicles continue to be the biggest threat to the safety of children. Although child safety seats (CSS) have been established as a central countermeasure in decreasing injury risk, the majority of parents do not use the correct car seat correctly. There are many challenges in promoting correct car seat use, which itself is a complex behavior. To advance this critical protective behavior, the public health community would benefit from clarifying CSS messaging, communicating clearly, and addressing the conflicting recommendations of product use. In this article, we present current challenges in promoting CSS use and draw on health communication and other fields to offer recommendations for future work in this area.

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Premature graduation of children in child restraint systems: An observational study

Cited by 24 publications

References 16 publications

Population-level estimates of child restraint practices among children aged 0–12 years in NSW, Australia

Population-level estimates of child restraint practices among children aged 0–12 years in NSW, Australia

Legislating child restraint usage –Its effect on self-reported child restraint use rates in a central city

Promoting Correct Car Seat Use in Parents of Young Children

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