The presentation will focus on the key areas that are essential to build a comprehensive policy towards reducing child injury and fatalities. The presentation will focus on the importance of the public awareness (education on the use of child restraint systems), the need to have an overall road safety programme, law enforcement (mandatory use of protection systems for children in car) and final...

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 sectional survey of cars containing adults and children at a number of public sites across Fife in 1995 to assess use of car occupant restraints. Trained road safety officers assessed whether seat restraints were...

In this research, LabVIEW 8.5 is taken as the software platform. Sensors, data acquisition cards are combined as its hardware. A detecting and analyzing system for the vibration comfort of car seats is developed, in which the functions as to the collecting and processing of vibrating signals, the access of data and the display of images are achieved. The system can also analyze the dynamic char...

during centuries, humans have changed their environment into a perspective of cultural heritage using tact and wisdom. these perspectives that show the legacy of human civilization, have established a long cultural relationship via safety international pathways. hence, investing for maintenance of critical infrastructures which is the safe way, seems to be necessary. the main problem is not the...

There are staggering and tragic statistics involving children, car seats, and motor vehicle accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among children from 0 to 15 years of age, and in the United States during 2005, 1,335 children ages 14 years and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle accidents; approximatel...

Over the last thirty years, the use of child safety seats in motor vehicles has increased dramatically, fueled by well publicized information campaigns and legal mandates. In spite of this movement, there is relatively little empirical evidence regarding the efficacy of child safety seats relative to the much cheaper alternative of traditional seat belts. Using data from the Fatality Analysis R...

CONTEXT The objective of this systematic review was to determine the costs, benefits, and overall economic value of communication campaigns that included mass media and distribution of specified health-related products at reduced price or free of charge. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Economic evaluation studies from a literature search from January 1980 to December 2009 were screened and abstracted fo...

The comfort of heated car seats has gained popularity worldwide. We present a rare case of severe second- and third-degree burn in the lower back and sacral region of a 42-year-old post-traumatic paraplegic patient while using a heated car seat. The patient was admitted to our burn unit and required several reconstructive surgery procedures. Inadvertent thermal injury is a constant potential ha...

I learned during medical training changes frequently with advances in nearly every field of medicine. Now we are asked to learn new advice to give parents and caregivers of infants and young children regarding the safest way for them to ride in a car. Child fatalities and injuries in motor vehicles have been significantly reduced since initiation of occupantprotection measures in the 1970s.1 Th...

Protecting children in motor vehicles with safety seats and seat belts has become a national priority. Since the first child restraint legislation enacted by Tennessee in 1978, 49 states have adopted similar requirements.l Mandatory child restraint laws are a practical approach to reducing injuries and deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents, the leading cause of death and injury to young chil...