Addressing Access and Installation of Appropriate Child Safety Seats within Fairfield County

Authors

Alexandra SarkisFollow

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Date

2022

Abstract

Motor vehicle crashes account for a vast majority of all fatal injuries in children and adolescents. Child safety seats have been shown to reduce mortality from motor vehicle crashes greatly; however, several studies have demonstrated that as many as 9 out of 10 car seats are installed incorrectly. Given the evident reduction in mortality when using a child safety restraint appropriately, the goal of this project was to educate the community about proper car seat installation techniques and to provide additional resources for families interested in obtaining a car seat safety check within the county. An additional goal was to provide transparency and subsequently improve access to car seats for families who may not be able to obtain their own.

Clinical Site

Nuvance Health Medical Practices - Primary Care Newtown

Keywords

infant, child, car seat, injury prevention

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Disciplines

Medical Education | Primary Care

Recommended Citation

Sarkis, Alexandra, "Addressing Access and Installation of Appropriate Child Safety Seats within Fairfield County" (2022). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 900.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/900