Effects of upgraded child restraint law designed to increase booster seat use in New York.
Pediatrics
; 126(3): 484-9, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20696730
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The goal was to examine the association between the New York State (NYS) upgraded child restraint law (UCRL) implemented in 2005 and the traffic injury rate among 4- to 6-year-old children in New York State.METHODS:
A before/after comparison study of population-based, traffic injury rates for 4- to 6-year-old children, using 0- to 3-year-old children as a comparison group, was performed. The effects of UCRL on injury rates among 0- to 3-year-old and 4- to 6-year-old motor vehicle passengers were estimated by using monthly injury count data from the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Accident Information System.RESULTS:
Children 4 to 6 years of age experienced an 18% reduction in traffic injury rate (adjusted rate ratio [aRR] 0.82 [95% confidence interval [CI] 0.79-0.85]) after UCRL implementation, whereas the injury rate for children 0 to 3 years of age, who were not directly affected by the UCRL, did not change appreciably (aRR 0.95 [95% CI 0.90-0.99]). In Poisson regression analysis, the aRR for injury for 4- to 6-year-old children was 1.06 (95% CI 0.92-1.22]) with adjustment for monthly child restraint use rates, which reveals that the significant reduction in the injury rate among 4- to 6-year-old children was mainly attributable to the 72% increase in the child restraint use rate after UCRL implementation (from 29% before UCRL implementation to 50% after implementation).CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first study comparing traffic injury rates for booster seat-aged children before and after implementation of the booster seat law in a single state.
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Assunto principal:
Ferimentos e Lesões
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Acidentes de Trânsito
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Sistemas de Proteção para Crianças
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En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article