Open AccessRestraint systems for the prevention of injury to children in automobile accidents.
Author(s) -
Robert G. Scherz
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.66.5.451
Subject(s) - injury prevention , poison control , crash , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , pathology , computer science , programming language
Highway accidents are the leading cause of child deaths in the United States from the ages of 1-14 years-6,122 such deaths occurred in 1973. In most instances deaths and permanent injuries occurred with the child as a passenger in an automobile. One approach toward alleviating this problem is the restraint of children in automobiles to reduce the likelihood of injury in a crash.