Effectiveness of booster seats compared with no restraint or seat belt alone for crash injury prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of belt-positioning booster seats, compared with no restraint use and with seat belt use only, during motor vehicle crashes among U.S. children.

Methods

This was a retrospective matched cohort study with data from the 1998 through 2009 National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) Crashworthiness Data System (CDS). The study sample consisted of children aged 0 to 10 years who were not seated in the front seat of the vehicle. We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the risk of overall, fatal, and regional body injury.

Results

Children using seat belts in belt-positioning booster seats experienced less overall injury (Injury Severity Score [ISS] > 0, adjusted risk ratio [RR] = 0.73, 95% confidence inter

SUBMITTER: Ma X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3798005 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature