Effects of child age and body size on serious injury from passenger air-bag presence in motor vehicle crashes.

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Abstract

Current recommendations regarding children traveling in passenger vehicles equipped with passenger air bags are based, in part, on evidence that the air-bag-related risk of injury and death is higher for children < or =12 years of age. However, the age or body size required to allow a child to be seated safely in front of a passenger air bag is unknown.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pediatrics

Title: Pediatrics

ISSN (Electronic): 1098-4275

ISSN (Print): 0031-4005

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2005

Volume: 115

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, USA. newgardc@ohsu.edu

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Publisher Item ID: 115/6/1579

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0555

PubMed ID: 15930219

SO-VID: 4e337e80-5721-4ae5-aef6-bd98c4a1e428

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