Abstract The accident data referring to deceased infants, who do not have a child restraint system that complies with safety devices, are alarming. Although the current systems present good level of protection, it is possible design improve performance ones, improvement in being main motivation for this study. This will be incorporated into sedan car, taking account characteristics positioning ...

Introduction: Knowledge of how to correctly use the safety car seat is important ensure that children are properly protected during their journey. European child transportation standards apply in Poland, which also indicate type appropriate for youngest children. The purpose this survey assess healthcare professionals knowledge field and estimate percentage transported rearward facing seats. Cu...

the effects of some histaminergic agents were evaluated on stress- induced immunosuppression in immunized nale rats. in rat immunized with sheep red blood cells ( srbcs). restraint stress (rs) prevented the booster-induced rise in anti-srbc antibody titre and cell immunity response. intracerebroventicular (i.c>v) injection of histamine (150 µg/rat) induced a similar effect with rs. pretreatment...

• Objective: To compare the frequency of injury to clients and staff with use of 2 restraint systems. • Design: Retrospective database review. • Setting and participants: Youth admitted under both voluntary and involuntary commitments to residential behavioral and mental health programs in Pennsylvania and New York and staff from these institutions. • Methods: Restraint events that occurred dur...

Unintentional injury accounts for 40 percent of childhood deaths annually, most commonly from motor vehicle crashes. The proper use of child restraints is the most effective strategy to prevent injury or death. Motor vehicle restraint guidelines have recently been revised to an age-based system that delays the progression in type of restraint for most children. Strategies to prevent suffocation...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed at testing the relations between maternal weight concern and maternal encouragement to be thin as perceived by the child, and restraint and body dissatisfaction in young children. METHOD Cross-sectional data were collected among 501 children (aged 7-10), using self-reports on maternal behaviors, body dissatisfaction, and restraint. Height and weight were obje...

The Abdominal Pressure Twin Sensors (APTS) for Q3 and Q6 dummies are composed of soft polyurethane bladders filled with fluid and equipped with pressure sensors. Implanted within the abdominal insert of child dummies, they can be used to detect abdominal loading due to the belt during frontal collisions. In the present study - which is part of the EC funded CASPER project - two versions of APTS...