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Parental Knowledge Of Car Seat Safety, Breanne P. Webb
Parental Knowledge Of Car Seat Safety, Breanne P. Webb
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Background: Injuries sustained from motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of death in children every year. In one year, more than 618,000 children 0-12 years of age rode in vehicles without the use of a proper restraint device at least some of the time. Of the children ages 12 years and younger who died in a motor vehicle accident in 2016 (for which safety restraint use was known), 35% were not buckled up (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017).
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to evaluate parental knowledge and understanding of car seat and …