Selected References: Booster Seats

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Agran, P. F., Anderson, C. L., Winn, D. G. (1998) Factors Associated with Restraint Use of Children in Fatal Crashes, Pediatrics, Vol. 102, e39. PMID 9724687

Angulo-Vazquez V, De Santis JP. Booster seat or seat belt? Motor vehicle injuries and child restraint laws in preschool and early school-age children. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2005 Oct-Dec;10(4):183-90. PMID 16223377

Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Menon RA, Lincoln AE, Winston FK. The role of restraint and seat position in pediatric facial fractures. J Trauma. 2002 Apr;52(4):693-8. PMID 11956385

Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. Evaluation of pediatric use patterns and performance of lap shoulder belt systems in the center rear. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2004;48:57-72. PMID 15319117

Arbogast KB, Kallan MJ, Durbin DR. Effectiveness of high back and backless belt-positioning booster seats in side impact crashes. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2005 Sep;49:193-206. PMID 16179149

Arbogast KB, Mong DA, Mari-Gowda S, et al. Evaluating pediatric abdominal injuries. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles; 2005. Paper 05-0046.

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Position Statement: Need for booster seats for children between age 4 and 10. September, 2003. Available http://www.carcrash.org/booster.pdf Accessed January 21, 2006.

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Byard RW, Noblett H. Child booster seats and lethal seat belt injury. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Nov;40(11):639-41. PMID 15469535

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Child safety. Too many are too small for a seatbelt. Child Health Alert. 2003 May;21:4. PMID 12772693

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Durbin DR, Elliott MR, Winston FK. Belt-positioning booster seats and reduction in risk of injury among children in vehicle crashes. JAMA. 2003 Jun 4;289(21):2835-40. PMID 12783914

Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. Trends in booster seat use among young children in crashes. Pediatrics. 2001 Dec;108(6):E109. PMID 11731636

Durbin DR, Runge J, Mackay M, Meissner U, Pedder J, Wodzin E, Yoganandan N. Booster seats for children: closing the gap between science and public policy in the United States. Traffic Inj Prev. 2003 Mar;4(1):5-8. PMID 14522655

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Ebel BE, Koepsell TD, Bennett EE, Rivara FP. Use of child booster seats in motor vehicles following a community campaign: a controlled trial. JAMA. 2003 Feb 19;289(7):879-84. PMID 12588272

Ebel BE, Koepsell TD, Bennett EE, Rivara FP. Too small for a seatbelt: predictors of booster seat use by child passengers. Pediatrics. 2003 Apr;111(4 Pt 1):e323-7. PMID 12671146

Edgerton EA, Orzechowski KM, Eichelberger MR. Not all child safety seats are created equal: the potential dangers of shield booster seats. Pediatrics. 2004 Mar;113(3 Pt 1):e153-8. PMID 14993569

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Hout M, Brown J, Bilston L. Effectiveness of high back belt positioning booster seats in side impacts. Traffic Inj Prev. 2005 Jun;6(2): 147-55. PMID 16019400

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Klinch K, Burton R. Injur y patterns of older children in automotive accidents. Paper 933082, Society of Automotive Engineers; 1993.

Koschel MJ. Boosting booster seat use: use simple education to help properly restrain youngsters. Am J Nurs. 2004 Aug;104(8):13. PMID 15300016

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Lee JW, Fitzgerald K, Ebel BE. Lessons for increasing awareness and use of booster seats in a Latino community. Inj Prev. 2003 Sep;9(3):268-9. PMID 12966019

Lutz N, Nance ML, Kallan MJ, Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Incidence and clinical significance of abdominal wall bruising in restrained children involved in motor vehicle crashes. J Pediatr Surg. 2004;39(6):972–975. PMID: 15185237

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Miller T, Zaloshnja E , Sheppard M. Are booster seats needed: comparing occupant outcomes ages 4-7 versus 8-13. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2002; 46:249-59. PMID 12361511

Morris SD. Misuse of booster seats. Inj Prev. 2001 Sep;7(3):254. PMID 11565998

Morris SD, Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Misuse of booster seats. Inj Prev. 2000 Dec;6(4):281-4. PMID 11144628

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Nance ML, Lutz N, Arbogast KB, Cornejo RA, Kallan MJ, Winston FK, Durbin DR. Optimal restraint reduces the risk of abdominal injury in children involved in motor vehicle crashes. Ann Surg. 2004 Jan;239(1):127-31. PMID 14685110

Newman KD, Bowman LM, Eichelberger MR, Gotschall CS, Taylor GA, Johnson DL, Thomas M. The lap belt complex: intestinal and lumbar spine injury in children. J Trauma. 1990 Sep;30(9):1133-8; discussion 1138-40. PMID 2213946

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Pierce SE, Mundt MP, Peterson NM, Katcher ML. Improving awareness and use of booster seats in Head Start families. WMJ. 2005 Jan;104(1):46-51. PMID 15779725

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Ramsey A, Simpson E, Rivara FP. Booster seat use and reasons for nonuse. Pediatrics. 2000 Aug;106(2):E20. PMID 10920176

Rivara FP, Bennett E, Crispin B, Kruger K, Ebel B, Sarewitz A. Booster seats for child passengers: lessons for increasing their use. Inj Prev. 2001 Sep;7(3):210-3. PMID 11565986

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Safe Kids Worldwide. Facts about injuries to child occupants in motor vehicle crashes. 2005. Available http://www.usa.safekids.org/content_documents/CPS_Fact_Sheet_2006_MEDIA.pdf Accessed January 21, 2006

Sherwood C, Crandall J, Stevens S, Saggese J, Eichelberger M. Sled tests and CIREN data illustrating the benefits of booster seats. Int J Crashworthiness. 2005;10(4):351–357

Sherwood C, Kent R, Crandall J. Booster seats and the transition from child restraints to adult seat belts. Top Emerg Med, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 21-29.

Sherwood CP, Shaw CG, Van Rooij L, Kent RW, Crandall JR, Orzechowski KM, Eichelberger MR, Kallieris D. Prediction of cervical spine injury risk for the 6-year-old child in frontal crashes. Traffic Inj Prev. 2003 Sep;4(3):206-13. PMID14522645

Simpson EM, Moll EK, Kassam-Adams N, Miller GJ, Winston FK. Barriers to booster seat use and strategies to increase their use. Pediatrics. 2002 Oct;110(4):729-36. PMID 12359786

Sivit CJ, Taylor GA, Newman KD, Bulas DI, Gotschall CS, Wright CJ, Eichelberger MR. Safety-belt injuries in children with lap-belt ecchymosis: CT findings in 61 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1991 Jul;157(1):111-4. PMID 2048507

Slavik D. Cervical distraction injuries to children.Society of Automotive Engineers; 1997. Paper 973306

Smith P. Emergency nurse urges booster seat advocacy after encounter at traumatic crash scene. J Emerg Nurs. 2005 Apr;31(2):185-L7. PMID 15834388

Stepanski BM, Ray LU, Nichols L. Booster seats: a community based study of installation and use by parents and caregivers. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2001;45:37-48. PMID 12214362

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Weber K. Crash protection for child passengers: a review of best practice. UMTRI Research Review. 2000 July-Sept:31(3): 1-28.

Winston FK, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Moll EK. The danger of premature graduation to seat belts for young children. Pediatrics. 2000 Jun;105(6):1179-83. PMID 10835054