@article{ref1,
title="Providing car seat checks with well-child visits at an urban health center: a pilot study",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2007",
author="Quinlan, Kyran P. and Holden, Joseph and Kresnow, Marcie-jo",
volume="13",
number="5",
pages="352-354",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a pilot program of providing child restraint system (CRS) checks by certified technicians with well-child care in an urban health center serving a low-income community. METHODS: During well-child care, nationally certified child passenger safety technicians assessed CRS use, educated care givers, corrected misuse, and provided a new CRS if necessary. The program's effect was assessed at a subsequent medical visit. RESULTS: A total of 3650 CRS checks were performed. CRS non-use was found for 307 (17%) infants, 604 (50%) toddlers, and 593 (88%) booster seat-sized children. Exposure to the program was associated with a significant positive effect on CRS use (p&lt;0.001) and significant improvements in the major components of misuse (p&lt;0.05) months later. CONCLUSIONS: This urban health center has high rates of CRS non-use and near-universal misuse. Providing CRS checks by certified technicians during well-child care is a promising means of promoting sustained and improved CRS use.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/ip.2006.015099",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2006.015099"
}