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PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 5 November 2001, pp. 1218-1222

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Restraint Use on Aircraft

Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention

Occupant protection policies for children younger than 2 years on aircraft are inconsistent with all other national policies on safe transportation. Children younger than 2 years are not required to be restrained or secured on aircraft during takeoff, landing, and conditions of turbulence. They are permitted to be held on the lap of an adult. Preventable injuries and deaths have occurred in children younger than 2 years who were unrestrained in aircraft during survivable crashes and conditions of turbulence. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a mandatory federal requirement for restraint use for children on aircraft. The Academy further recommends that parents ensure that a seat is available for all children during aircraft transport and follow current recommendations for restraint use for all children. Physicians play a significant role in counseling families, advocating for public policy mandates, and encouraging technologic research that will improve protection of children in aircraft.

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Statements of reaffirmation:

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed

Pediatrics 116: 796-796. [Full Text]

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed
Pediatrics 123: 188-188. [Full Text]



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