Use Of Car Seat Belts Research Articles

An ecological model to factors associated with booster seat use: A population based study

Belt-positioning booster seat use (BPB) is an effective technology to prevent severe child injury in cases of car crash. However, in many countries, age-appropriate car restraint use for children aged 4–7 years old remains the lowest among all age groups. The aim of this study was to identify the main determinants of BPB use through a comprehensive approach. An ecological model was used to analyze individual, parent-child relationships, and neighborhood characteristics. Parents of children enrolled in the first and second grades completed a self-reported questionnaire (n=745). The data were subjected to multilevel modeling. The first level examined individual and parent-child relationship variables; in addition the second level tested between neighborhood variance. According to parental self- reports, 56.6% of their children had used a BPB on each car trip during the previous month. The results indicated that the determinants positively related to BPB use were individual and parental; namely, the number of children in the family, the parents' car seat belt use, parental knowledge of children's car safety principles, and a highly authoritative parenting style. Children's temperaments and parental supervision were not associated with BPB use. At the neighborhood level, a small difference was found between neighborhoods for BPB users compared to non-users.

Pattern of Injuries Associated with Deaths Following Road Traffic Accidents as Seen in a Tertiary Health Centre Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos, North Central, Nigeria

Deaths from road traffic accidents are usually due to certain fatal injuries to the body. These deaths are to a large extent preventable. In our setting most fatalities leading to death are mostly associated with head injuries. Lack of use of car seat belts, lack of use of helmets by motor bike riders, use of cars without airbags, alcohol and drug abuse by road users are all negative behaviours accounting for these fatal injuries. This study aims to discuss the pattern of injuries leading to deaths from road traffic accidents in our centre with recommendations on ways to reducing these deaths. Road traffic accident deaths constitute 69.9% of all deaths recorded in our Mortuary record from January 2006 to December 2010.. The male gender is more hit and age range 40-49 years accounted for the highest frequency. Government and the citizenry should be responsible in stemming this tide.

Injuries in minor hockey

As a family doctor who despises violence in all levels of hockey, I would love to see CMAJ set up an online petition for physicians to sign in an effort to minimize head and other serious injuries. Physicians have been involved with implementing rules regarding proper use of car seat belts and bike

A Cohort Study of Injuries in Migrant Farm Worker Families in South Texas

This cohort study estimated the frequency of and risk factors for work injuries among migrant farmworker families over a two-year period. The cohort consisted of 267 families. Bilingual interviewers asked mothers to respond for their family soliciting demographic, psychosocial, employment, and work-related injury information. Cox regression was used to examine risk factors for first injury events. Of the 267 families, nearly 60% migrated and 96% of these completed the follow-up interviews. These families represented about 310 individuals each year who had participated in farmwork on average 6 days a week, 10 hours a day, for 2.7 months in the past year. Twenty-five work-related injuries were reported with an overall rate of 12.5/100 FTE (95% C.I., 8.6-19.0). Working for a contractor increased the hazard ratio, and use of car seat belts and working for more than one employer during the season decreased it. If person-time at risk for injuries is taken into account the reported injuries are substantial. Because the injuries were quite diverse, specific interventions may have to focus on improved working conditions (physical and economic), ergonomic modifications, and enhanced enforcement of existing regulations.

Car seatbelt use during pregnancy in Japan: determinants and policy implications

Context: Pregnant women are exempted from the current seatbelt legislation in Japan despite the fact that seatbelt use is essential to reduce the risk of fatalities for these women and...

High levels of incorrect use of car seat belts and child restraints in Fife--an important and under-recognised road safety issue.

OBJECTIVE: To pilot data collection instruments and to make a preliminary estimate of the level of incorrect use of car seat belts and child restraints in Fife, Scotland. DESIGN: Cross...

Bicyclists, helmets and head injuries: a rider-based study of helmet use and effectiveness.

We interviewed 516 bicyclists over age 10 regarding helmet use and head injuries. Although 19 per cent owned helmets, only 8 per cent were wearing them when interviewed. Riders wearing helmets were more highly educated and reported higher car seat belt use. Nearly 4 per cent of the bicyclists reported striking their heads in a cycling mishap during the previous 18 months; those wearing helmets at the time of the mishap were less likely to have sustained head injuries.

Promoting the use of seat belts. Wessex Positive Health Team.

A six-month study into the effect of a substantial programme of integrated health education promoting the use of seat belts showed no major change in the rates for occupants of front seats, which remained around 35%. Though there were increases of up to 5% in the rates for wearing seat belts immediately after the multimedia campaigns which achieved high penetration, only those among women drivers were sustained. Of the methods used to disseminate information, television had the greatest impact on the community, followed by press reports and radio broadcasts. It is concluded that health education alone is insufficient to increase significantly the use of car seat belts. Britain should follow its European partners and pass legislation requiring front seat occupants to wear belts. As the recent experience in Australia shows, the benefits will be considerable in terms of reducing mortality, morbidity, and consequential expenditure.