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Car Seats for Growing Children: Guidelines for Counselling Parents on Which Type of Car Seat To Use.
Download full textIllinois State Dept. of Transportation, Springfield. Div. of Traffic Safety. – 1997
Children's car seats provide protection from the types of injury with the worst consequences. This document presents guidelines for selecting and installing child car seats, booster seats, and seat belts. The document includes suggestions for identifying when a child's safety restraint system should be changed, for determining if the restraint…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Children, Infants, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
Peer reviewedPTA Today, 1989
Correcting misperceptions regarding safety and emergency response is the first step toward reducing the incidence of injury to children. Some widely held misperceptions are identified and corrected. Topics include burns, poisoning, car safety, and falls. In addition to adult misperceptions, some common children's misperceptions are briefly listed.…
Descriptors: Accidents, Child Health, Children, First Aid
Preston, J. A. – Exceptional Parent, 1991
This article provides information and a product listing concerning the special automobile seating needs of children with disabilities. The products listed meet the needs of children who weigh less than 20 pounds, must be transported lying down, need help with trunk control and/or head control, wear hip spica casts, are ventilator-dependent, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Disabilities, Merchandise Information, Motor Vehicles
Farrell, Elaine – School Business Affairs, 1987
Reviews conflicting federal and state developments (including liability lawsuits) involving seat belt installation on school buses. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board differ on this issue, and several states are considering seat belt legislation or crashworthiness studies. Hints are…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
Direct linkMarin, Pilar S.; Brown, Brett V. – Child Trends, 2005
For many teens, learning to drive and obtaining a driver's license are exciting achievements,often allowing them more freedom to socialize, work at a job, or participate in other activities without being totally reliant on a parent or others for transportation. This brief provides an overview of relevant data including teen crash rates and trends,…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Late Adolescents, Driver Education, Safety Education
Utah Univ., Salt Lake City. Health Behavior Lab. – 1991
This report presents results of the 1991 Wyoming Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the 1991 Wyoming School Health Education Survey (SHES). Thirty-five schools participated in the YRBS, with 3,513 students in grades 9-12; 92 public schools with students in grades 7-12 participated in the SHES. Statistical data from the YRBS are provided in the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Bicycling
