Children With Special Health Care Needs: Patterns of Safety Restraint Use, Seating Position, and Risk of Injury in Motor Vehicle Crashes

Special health care needs associated with behavioral conditions may influence a child's safety in motor vehicle crashes. The aim of this study was to describe and compare variation in restraint use, seating position, and injury risk in motor vehicle crashes among children with and without speci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2009-02, Vol.123 (2), p.518-523
Hauptverfasser:	Huang, Patty, Kallan, Michael J, O'Neil, Joseph, Bull, Marilyn J, Blum, Nathan J, Durbin, Dennis R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data Adolescent Behavior disorders Biological and medical sciences Child Child restraints Child safety seats Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Cross-Sectional Studies Exceptional children General aspects Humans Injuries Medical sciences Mental Disorders Miscellaneous Pediatric injuries Pediatrics Posture Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Restraint, Physical Risk Factors Safety Safety and security measures Special needs populations Studies Traffic accidents Traffic accidents & safety Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Special health care needs associated with behavioral conditions may influence a child's safety in motor vehicle crashes. The aim of this study was to describe and compare variation in restraint use, seating position, and injury risk in motor vehicle crashes among children with and without special health care needs likely to affect behavior. This study uses data collected between December 1, 1998, and November 30, 2002, in a cross-sectional study of children
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.2008-0092