Salmi L, Loichot M, Locard E, Bellemin B, David L
Fondation Marcel-Mérieux, Lyon, France.
Pediatrie. 1992;47(2):145-9.
Car collisions are a major cause of death in young children. Many of these deaths could be avoided by using child restraint systems. In May 1990, an illustrated leaflet, describing the utility for a child to be seated on the backseat and belted, was distributed to all children in the primary schools of the Rhône department. To assess the impact of this program "Ceint et sauf" (belted and safe), questionnaires were filled by teachers, once before, and twice after leaflets were distributed. These questionnaires allowed to estimate, in each classroom, the proportion of children who were seated and belted on the backseat during the last day of the preceding week. Answers to questionnaires were received from 673 out of the 5,249 classrooms of the Rhône department (12.8%). The sample was representative with regard to public-private sector, geographical area, and size of schools. Among those who were on the backseat, the proportion of children who were belted increased from 32 to 47%. The proportion of children correctly protected remained low: at the end of the program, only 39% of all children were on the backseat and belted. Despite a methodology unadequate for evaluation, this survey underlined the low level of protection of children in cars in France. Other actions, well evaluated, are needed to promote the use of child restraint systems in France.
车祸是幼儿死亡的主要原因之一。使用儿童约束系统可避免许多此类死亡事故。1990年5月，一份配有插图的传单发放给了罗讷省小学的所有儿童，传单介绍了儿童坐在后座并系安全带的好处。为评估“系好安全带，确保安全”这一项目的影响，教师们在传单发放前填写了一次问卷，在发放后填写了两次问卷。这些问卷可以估算出在前一周最后一天，每个教室里坐在后座并系好安全带的儿童比例。罗讷省5249间教室中的673间（12.8%）返回了问卷答案。该样本在公立和私立部门、地理区域及学校规模方面具有代表性。在后座就座的儿童中，系安全带的比例从32%增至47%。受到正确保护的儿童比例仍然很低：在该项目结束时，所有儿童中只有39%坐在后座并系好了安全带。尽管该调查方法不足以进行评估，但它凸显了法国儿童乘车时的保护水平较低。法国需要采取其他经过充分评估的行动来推广儿童约束系统的使用。
