Evidence for Vehicles - Child Restraints

Infant car safety seats and risk of head injury

Analysis of crash data from the Colorado State Department of Transportation (2007–2011) and State Department of Public Health data (2000–2011) regarding infants who presented to a trauma center after a motor vehicle crash.

Author(s): Camille L. Stewart, Megan A. Moscariello, Kristine W. Hansen, Steven L. Moulton

Published: Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Volume 49, Issue 1, January 2014
Date Added: 07 Dec 2015
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Proposal for a new Regulation on Child Restraints Systems

New Regulation on Child Restraints Systems

Author(s): United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE)

Published: UN ECE 2012
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Safety Benefits of the New ECE Regulation for the Homologation of CRS - An Estimation by the EC CASPER Project Consortium

Review of the work of the EC-funded EPOCh and CASPER projects, working groups such as EEVC WG12 and WG18 and research projects in the child safety areas.

Author(s): P Lesire, R Krishnakumar, M C Chevalier, H Johannsen, G Müller, A Longton and A Kirk

Published: International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), 23rd Conference, Paper Number 13-0431, 2013b
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Child Advanced Safety Project for European Roads (CASPER), Better Knowledge and Better Tools To Improve the Real Protection of Children In Cars

synthesis of the results of the EC CASPER project and field and accident data.

Author(s): P Lesire, H Johannsen, R Willinger, A Longton, A Kirk, P Beillas and A Fiorentino

Published: International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) 23rd Conference, Paper Number 13-0426, 2013a
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Literature Review, Accident Analysis and Injury Mechanisms

Analysis of injury database for injuries suffered by 6 – 12 year old children in moderate to severe collisions.

Author(s): C Visvikis, M Pitcher, B Girard, A Longton and M Hynd

Published: EPOCh, Enabling Protection for Older Children, Final Project Report 218744, 2009
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Minimizing the Risk of Lap/Shoulder Belted Children Submarining the Lap Belt in Frontal Crashes

Inspection and testing of booster seats.

Author(s): G R Whitman, A V Hart, III, L Sicher, Bn Benda, L A D’Aulerio

Published: International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) 23rd Conference, Paper Number 13-0041, 2013
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Report on Relevant Children Injury in Road Accidents and Specification of Children Models

Analysis of accident databases and results from previous research on child safety.

Author(s): P Lesire, F Cassan, J Yang, S Huang, R Willinger, M Frank, P Beillas, C Rodarius, H Johannsen and A Eisenach

Published: CASPER Project Deliverable D.2.1.1, 2010
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Seat belt misuse among children transported in belt-positioning booster seats

An observational survey of children transported in motor vehicles between 2006 and 2007.

Author(s): J O’Neil, D. M. Daniels, J. L. Talty and M J. Bull

Published: Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 41, Issue 3, May 2009
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Analysis of the Performance of Different Architectures of Forward Facing CRS with Integral Restraint System

Comparison of forweard-facing seat with an integral harness and with an impact shield.

Author(s): H Johannsen, P Beillas and P Lesire

Published: International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) 23rd Conference, Paper Number 13-0226, 2013
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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The Effect Of Restraint Use And Crash Mode On Injury Severity Risk For Children

A study of the effect of restraint use under different risk scenarios.

Author(s): Santokh Singh, Linda McCray and John Brewer

Published: International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) 20th Conference, Paper Number 07-0216, 2007
Date Added: 23 Jul 2013
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Road Safety Observatory

Child Restraints

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