Geddis D C, Appleton I C
Arch Dis Child. 1982 Jul;57(7):549-51. doi: 10.1136/adc.57.7.549.
Many deaths and injuries would be prevented if children in cars were adequately restrained. Cars were stopped at random and the use of child car seats by 853 children aged between 6 months and 4 years was ascertained. One hundred and thirty-three (65%) of the children aged between 6 and 11 months were travelling in seat restraints. Thirty-five (30%) of the children aged between 3 and 4 years were similarly restrained. Thus there was a significant decline in the use of child car seats within the age range for which they are suitable. There are several possible explanations for this finding and it is suggested that not only should efforts be made to encourage parents to provide car restraints for their infants but that attention should be focused on the reasons for this decline in the use of seat restraints.
如果车内儿童得到充分约束，许多伤亡事故是可以避免的。随机拦下车辆，确定了853名年龄在6个月至4岁之间儿童使用儿童汽车安全座椅的情况。133名（65%）年龄在6至11个月之间的儿童乘坐了座椅约束装置。35名（30%）年龄在3至4岁之间的儿童也受到了类似的约束。因此，在适合使用儿童汽车安全座椅的年龄范围内，其使用情况显著下降。对于这一发现有几种可能的解释，建议不仅应努力鼓励家长为其婴儿提供汽车约束装置，而且应关注座椅约束装置使用下降的原因。
