title: Child restraint misuse: a case example and strategies for injury prevention.
abstract: Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death and serious injury for children. Emergency nurses can play a key role in encouraging parents and caregivers to use child restraints consistently and correctly. This article will discuss a case scenario where a young child is seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash where his child car seat was not used correctly. Injury prevention strategies for emergency nurses will be reviewed.
authors.affiliation: KIDSAFE Connection, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beringer-Brown
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rush
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015370:Infant Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology