The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of forward facing child restraint
systems (FFCRS) in preventing serious injury and hospitalization to children 12–47 months …

Objective To provide an estimate of benefit, if any, of child restraint systems over seat belts
alone for children aged from 2 through 6 years. Design Cohort study. Setting A sample of …

Objective: To compare the injury risk between rear-facing (RFCS) and forward-facing (FFCS)
car seats for children less than 2 years of age in the USA. Methods: Data were extracted …

The applicability of the federal safety standard that governs child restraints (FMVSS 213) has
recently been called into question. Population-based estimates of the risk of injury to …

Objectives. We estimated the effectiveness of child restraints in preventing death during
motor vehicle collisions among children 3 years or younger. Methods. We conducted a …

Objective To quantify the independent contribution of recently enacted booster seat laws on
appropriate restraint use by child passengers in motor vehicles. Design Longitudinal study …

The effect of pediatricians' counseling to parents on infant restraint use was studied. The
study population consisted of 269 women who gave birth to infants consecutively in …

Background. Currently, many states are upgrading their child restraint laws to include
provisions for the use of age-appropriate restraints through 6 to 8 years of age, with some …

Objective: Belt-positioning booster seats have been shown to reduce injury risk among child
passengers aged 4 to 8 in motor vehicle crashes. To encourage the use of booster seats …

Objective To compare the effectiveness of child safety seats and lap-shoulder belts in rear
passenger vehicle seats for 2-to 3-year-old crash survivors. Design Cohort study. Setting …