Restraint use and injury in forward and rear-facing infants and toddlers involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash on a U. S. Roadway

Restraint use and injury in forward and rear-facing infants and toddlers involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash on a U. S. Roadway

Abstract Background Use of appropriate child passenger safety restraints reduces injury in infants, with rear facing restraints favored over forward facing. In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) began recommending that infants and children under the age of 2 years be restrained in a rear...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yu-Yun Huang, Chang Liu, Joyce C. Pressley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Motor vehicle injury
Infant
Toddlers
Child safety seats
Rear-facing
AAP guidelines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-019-0200-4

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