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Vital Signs: Restraint Use and Motor Vehicle Occupant Death Rates Among Children Aged 0ā12 Years ā United States, 2002ā2011
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Feb 07 2014
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(5):113-118.
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:Background
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children in the United States Age- and size-appropriate child restraint use is the most effective method for reducing these deaths.
Methods
CDC analyzed 2002ā2011 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System to determine the number and rate of motor-vehicle occupant deaths, and the proportion of unrestrained child deaths among children aged <1 year, 1ā3 years, 4ā7 years, 8ā12 years, and for all children aged 0ā12 years. Age groupāspecific death rates and proportions of unrestrained child motor vehicle deaths for 2009ā2010 were further stratified by race/ethnicity.
Results
Motor vehicle occupant death rates for children declined significantly from 2002 to 2011. However, one third (33%) of children who died in 2011 were unrestrained. Compared with white children for 2009ā2010, black children had significantly higher death rates, and black and Hispanic children both had significantly higher proportions of unrestrained child deaths.
Conclusions
Motor vehicle occupant deaths among children in the United States have declined in the past decade, but more deaths could be prevented if restraints were always used.
Implications for Public Health
Effective interventions, including child passenger restraint laws (with child safety seat/booster seat coverage through at least age 8 years) and child safety seat distribution plus education programs, can increase restraint use and reduce child motor vehicle deaths.
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Pubmed ID:24500292
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4584642
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