Britton Jennifer, Jacobs Kaitlyn, Haidar Tania, Stolworthy Christopher, Armstrong Alison, Merritt Neil, Parry Neil, Vogt Kelly, Priestap Fran
London Health Sciences Centre - Trauma Program 800 Commissioners Road East London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada.
Heliyon. 2023 Jul 10;9(7):e17409. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17409. eCollection 2023 Jul.
To quantify the extent of proper local child restraint system (CRS) use and to better understand changes to the level of self-reported confidence with increased CRS installations. With the goal being to improve safety for children travelling in personal vehicles across London, ON and the region.
Public CRS clinics were initiated by Injury Prevention staff after they obtained the Child Passenger Safety Technician certification. Additionally, an online survey was commissioned targeting Ontario parents who had installed at least one CRS in the last five years.
From September 2018 to September 2019, 96 comprehensive CRS checks were performed, with 29% of systems found to be installed correctly. Survey results showed a high level of reported confidence with CRS installation (N = 514, 70% female, 43% one child). Parents who had installed only one CRS reported higher confidence in their first install, compared to parents who had installed two or more systems.
The error rate with CRS installation and use seen in London, Ontario and the region, is similar to that reported in previous research. Survey results showed high levels of self-reported confidence in CRS use, especially for parents who have installed only one CRS. There presents a need to better understand the root cause of the discrepancy between level of confidence and proper CRS use and to expand our understanding of CRS knowledge retention and transferability to subsequent systems.
量化当地儿童约束系统（CRS）正确使用的程度，并更好地了解随着CRS安装数量的增加，自我报告的信心水平的变化。目标是提高安大略省伦敦市及周边地区乘坐私家车儿童的安全性。
预防伤害工作人员获得儿童乘客安全技术员认证后，开设了公共CRS诊所。此外，还委托开展了一项针对安大略省家长的在线调查，这些家长在过去五年中至少安装了一个CRS。
2018年9月至2019年9月，共进行了96次全面的CRS检查，发现29%的系统安装正确。调查结果显示，家长对CRS安装的信心水平较高（N = 514，70%为女性，43%育有一个孩子）。与安装了两个或更多系统的家长相比，仅安装了一个CRS的家长对首次安装的信心更高。
安大略省伦敦市及周边地区CRS安装和使用的错误率与先前研究报告的相似。调查结果显示，家长对CRS使用的自我报告信心水平较高，尤其是仅安装了一个CRS的家长。有必要更好地了解信心水平与CRS正确使用之间差异的根本原因，并扩大我们对CRS知识保留以及向后续系统可转移性的理解。
