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Booster Seat or Seat Belt? Motor Vehicle Injuries and Child Restraint Laws in Preschool and Early School‐Age Children
Author(s) -
AnguloVazquez Vicki,
Santis Joseph P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2005.00031.x
Subject(s) - seat belt , booster (rocketry) , injury prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , car seat , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , psychology , medicine , medical emergency , law , engineering , political science , automotive engineering , aerospace engineering
ISSUES AND PURPOSE. Despite numerous interventions to reduce motor vehicle injuries and deaths in children living in the United States, unintentional motor vehicle injuries continue to be the leading cause of death of U.S. children.CONCLUSION. Even though child restraint laws have been enacted, many children 5 to 9 years of age continue to be injured in motor vehicle crashes. These injuries are related to the improper use of child restraints. Reasons for injuries in this age group were explored by a review of the current literature.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Nurses have a unique role in educating families about proper restraint and in contributing to the evidence base for practice.