PEDIATRICS Vol. 74 No. 1 July 1984, pp. 16-19
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Promoting the Use of Car Safety Devices for Infants: An Intensive Health Education Approach

Lawrence R. Berger MD, MPH1, Stephen Saunders MD, MPH1, Karen Armitage MD1, and Linda Schauer RN1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque

Efforts to promote the use of infant car seats through health education techniques have been disappointing when strict criteria for evaluation are used. Low-income families were targeted and were provided with educational sessions in the prenatal, postdelivery, and infant follow-up periods. Free car seats were given to 179 clients. Base-line and follow-up observations were performed at 4 months after delivery. The proportion of correctly restrained infants increased from 9% to 38%. The number of infants who were lap held decreased from 38% to 18%. The proportion of clients who had an approved car seat but who were using it incorrectly increased from 11% to 23%.

Key Words: injury control • automotive restraint systems • patient education • accident prevention • car safety

Submitted on April 5, 1983




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