PEDIATRICS Vol. 57 No. 4 April 1976, pp. 576-577
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Designing a Child's Safety Seat

Robert P. Meyer M.S.1, Jack I. Lavenson Ph.D.1, and Fernando J. deCastro M.D., M.P.H.1

1 Department of Pediatrics and Community Medicine, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

There is an increasing need for understanding human elements in the development of commercially successful products for children.1-4 We have generated and utilized human factors data in the design of a child's safety seat.

Thirty-five children, aged 6 to 42 months, were randomly selected from a Midwestern population. Anthropometric data were obtained by recording age, height, head width, shoulder width, buttock width, arm length, and leg length. Each child was photographed standing and sitting against a grid.