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Car safety seat usage and selection among families attending University Hospital Limerick |
Scully, P; Finner, N; Letshwiti, JB; O’Gorman, C
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The safest way for children to travel within a car is by provision of a weight-appropriate safety-seat. To investigate this, we conducted a cross-sectional study of adult parents who had children under 12 years, and collected information related to: car use, safety-seat legislation, and type of safety-seat employed. Data were reviewed on 120 children from 60 respondents. Ninety-eight (81.7%) children were transported daily by car. Forty-eight (81.4%) respondents were aware that current safety-seat legislation is based on the weight of the child. One hundred and seven (89.9%) children were restrained during travel using a car safety-seat. One hundred and two (96.2%) safety seats were newly purchased, installed in 82.3% (88) cases by family members with installation instructions fully read in 58 (55.2%) cases. Ninety-nine (83.2%) children were restrained using an appropriate safety-seat for their weight. The results show that four out of five families are employing the most appropriate safety-seat for their child, so providing an effective mechanism to reduce car-related injury. However, the majority of safety-seats are installed by family members, which may have child safety consequences.
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Keyword(s):
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ROAD SAFETY; CHILD HEALTH |
Publication Date:
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2016 |
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Journal article |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Unknown |
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English |
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Lenus |
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Publisher(s):
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Irish Medical Journal |
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Related Link(s):
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http://imj.ie/imj-may2016-volume-109-number-5/ |
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First Indexed:
2016-10-28 07:35:50 Last Updated:
2017-05-12 06:28:35 |
