NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Positioning child safety seats in the
center of the back seat could cut infants' and toddlers' injury risks
by nearly half, a new study suggests.
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In a study of car crash data from 16 U.S. states, researchers found
that children younger than 3 years old were 43 percent less likely to
be injured when their seat was fastened in the center of the back seat
rather than one of the side seats.
Experts already recommend that parents position car seats in the
center of the rear seat, and the current findings bolster that advice,
according to Michael J. Kallan and colleagues at the University of
Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Unfortunately, only 28 percent of children in their study were sitting
in that position at the time of the car accident, the researchers
re****t in the journal Pediatrics.
There are obstacles to placing a car seat in the center position,
Kallan's team acknowledges.
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cheers don. mcdonald. 13-5-08.
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