The pediatrician and traffic safety

Waksman, R; Pirito, Regina M. B. K.

doi:10.2223/jped.1406

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“…Studies about it in the Brazilian literature are scarce considering the relevance of this topic (14) . Several studies that included vehicles involved in crashes found that the correct use of restraints, as well as the transportation of children in the rear seat, significantly reduces the risk of death and injuries due to accidents (5,15,25) . As a result of inadequate transportation, children may have major trauma in crashes.…”

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“…In developed countries, studies confirmed the importance of educational strategies to minimize risks (6,8,11,27) . Therefore, traffic education should begin in infancy, in the family, so that, based on the example of people with whom the child lives, the percentage of individuals that transport children in vehicles adequately increases (5,11) . Despite these conclusions, our findings are not easily generalized because our study did not calculate sample size, the sample of motorcyclists was small, and there are few Brazilian studies about the same topic for comparison of results.…”

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“…The progressive increase in the number of circulating motor vehicles, the growth of the population, the lack of a popular safety culture, impunity and the lack of effective legislation are additional associated factors (4) . In developed countries, the reduction of traffic deaths has been substantial in the last 30 years, probably due to changes in automotive designs, road improvements, awareness about the use of safety belts, reduction of driving under the influence of substances, educational campaigns and enforcement of the laws that require the use of safety devices in vehicles (5,6) . Child seats (child restraints) are very effective and, when used correctly, provide adequate protection.…”

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Avaliação do conhecimento dos pais sobre segurança no transporte de crianças em veículos automotores e motocicletas

Pereira¹,

Cancelier

Filho³

et al. 2011

Rev. paul. pediatr.

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Avaliação do conhecimento dos pais sobre segurança no transporte de crianças em veículos automotores e motocicletas ABSTRACTObjective: To evaluate parents' knowledge on safe transport of children in motor vehicles and motorcycles.Methods: Cross-sectional study that applied a questionnaire to parents and guardians who were accompanying children in the waiting room for outpatient public and private services. To evaluate knowledge on safe transport of children, the recommendations of the Brazilian Association on Traffic Medicine were used. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests for categorical and numerical variables respectively, being significant p<0.05.Results: The sample consisted of 248 parents, 119 from private and 129 public medical services. Among the issues related to motorcycles, 76% of those who usually carry children in this vehicle answered correctly the minimum age allowed for that, however more than 30% of them did not know the safest position to carry children on motorcycles. Considering the automobile transport, the question with the highest percentage of correct answers was about the minimum age to use the front seat, with 64% of correct answers. In other issues, the percentage of correct answers ranged from 24 to 46%. Conclusions:Knowledge of the studied population about safe transport of children in motor vehicles is poor, especially regarding the use of the restraint system, the prerequisites for front seat use, as well the age and the correct form of transporting children on motorcycles.Key-words: motor vehicles; child; safety. RESUMOObjetivo: Avaliar o nível de conhecimento dos pais sobre segurança no transporte de crianças em veículos automotores e motocicletas.Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado por meio de questionário autoaplicável em pais e responsáveis que acompanhavam crianças na sala de espera de ambulatórios público e privado. Para avaliar os conhecimentos sobre segurança no transporte de crianças, foram utilizadas as recomendações da Associação Brasileira de Medicina do Tráfego. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio do teste do qui-quadrado e as variáveis quantitativas testadas por Mann-Whitney, sendo significante p<0,05. Luiza do Nascimento G. Pereira et alResultados: A amostra foi composta por 248 pais, sendo 119 da rede privada e 129 da rede pública. Dentre as questões relacionadas com motocicletas, 76% daqueles que costumam transportar crianças nesse veículo acertaram a idade mínima permitida, todavia mais de 30% não acertaram a posição segura para tal. Quanto ao transporte em automóveis, a questão com maior percentual de respostas corretas foi referente à idade mínima para utilizar o banco da frente, com 64% de acertos. Nas demais questões, estes variaram de 24 a 46%.Conclusões: O conhecimento da população estudada sobre a segurança no transporte de crianças em veículos automotores é deficiente, tanto no emprego de dispositivos de retenção, pré-requisitos para o uso do banco da frente, bem como idade e forma de transporte de crianças em...

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Avaliação do conhecimento dos pais sobre segurança no transporte de crianças em veículos automotores e motocicletas

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Pediatricians’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behaviors Regarding Car Booster Seats

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Pediatricians are a recognized primary resource and advocate for injury prevention. The purpose of this study was to examine pediatricians' knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors regarding car booster seats and their willingness to use resources for parent education. Investigators implemented an anonymous, mailed survey to a national random sample of 1,041 US office-based pediatricians with 464 respondents: 53% female, 63% Caucasian, 52% parents of children under 12 years, and 87% board-certified. Fifty-two percent have counseled at least half of their families about booster seats. Sixty-nine percent rely on American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) resources for counseling, and 87% agreed that counseling parents improves child outcomes in a motor vehicle crash. Fifty-seven percent said there were no barriers to booster seat counseling; 39% did not counsel parents about booster seats unless it is the reason for the office visit. Forty-seven percent lacked the time to counsel, and 81% were confident they were counseling according to AAP guidelines. Twelve percent were unsure of their state's booster seat laws. Significant relationships were found between responses to knowledge questions and suburban location, gender, race, length of time in pediatric practice. Many pediatricians are not counseling their patients' parents on booster seats but believe counseling is important; many are confident in their counseling but do not rely on AAP-recognized counseling resources. Education about state booster seat laws and AAP guidelines may be useful in increasing the cues to action pediatricians convey to parents regarding booster seat use.

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Traveling with children: beyond car seat safety

Polli

2015

Jornal de Pediatria

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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.

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The pediatrician and traffic safety

Cited by 9 publications

References 42 publications

Avaliação do conhecimento dos pais sobre segurança no transporte de crianças em veículos automotores e motocicletas

Avaliação do conhecimento dos pais sobre segurança no transporte de crianças em veículos automotores e motocicletas

Pediatricians’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behaviors Regarding Car Booster Seats

Traveling with children: beyond car seat safety

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