TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Providing car seat checks with well-child visits at an urban health center: a pilot study
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Quinlan, Kyran P.
A1  - Holden, Joseph
A1  - Kresnow, Marcie-jo
SP  - 352
EP  - 354
VL  - 13
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2006.015099
ID  - ref1
ER  -