Quintero Del Río A I
University Hospital Dr. Ramón Ruiz Arnau, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Bol Asoc Med P R. 1997 Jan-Mar;89(1-3):12-4.
Motor vehicle accidents are the main cause of death and disability between 1 and 4 years of age. Since 1980 the Academy of Pediatrics has been promoting the correct use of car seats. The major reason that car seats are not fulfilling their full potential is their incorrect or lack of use. In order to evaluate parental knowledge about car seat use for children and their actual use in the population visiting HURRA, a survey was performed which demonstrated that only 57.6% of the parents interviewed had infant car seats and that only 83.3% of owners actually use it. As many as 94.4% had correct knowledge about car seat use, but the majority of correct information was not provided by the medical staff. The majority of parents use seat belts for their own protection but a significantly smaller percentage use car seats for their own children.
机动车事故是1至4岁儿童死亡和残疾的主要原因。自1980年以来，美国儿科学会一直在推广正确使用汽车安全座椅。汽车安全座椅未能充分发挥其作用的主要原因是使用不当或未使用。为了评估家长对儿童汽车安全座椅使用的了解情况以及在访问HURRA的人群中的实际使用情况，进行了一项调查，结果显示，接受采访的家长中只有57.6%拥有婴儿汽车安全座椅，而这些座椅的所有者中只有83.3%实际使用了它。多达94.4%的家长对汽车安全座椅的使用有正确的认识，但大部分正确信息并非由医务人员提供。大多数家长为了自身安全使用安全带，但为自己孩子使用汽车安全座椅的比例要小得多。
