Child Restraint System Use and Injury Severity in Pediatric Motor Vehicle Collisions: Insights From the NTDB
< 0.001).ConclusionsThis study demonstrates that older and Black children were less likely to be in a CRS, and that those who were not in CRS were more severely injured. Our study serves as the foundation for research to mitigate disparities, and outreach related to CRS improvements.
Authors
- John Schomberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-5911)
- Shelby K. Shelton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8999-3074)
- Laura F. Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2340-8311)
- Michael Valente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-9827)
- Zoe Flyer
- Emily Gray Robillard
- Andriena Giron
- Theodore Heyming
- Rishi Bhargava
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Surgeon
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261448884
- Primary Topic
- Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00