Child Safety Seat Use Increases

A study at a Philadelphia hospital finds that U.S. parents are more likely now to use child safety restraints.

But the survey conducted by Partners for Child Passenger Safety found that 62 percent of children between the ages of 4 and 8 are still restrained in adult seat belts.

The research partnership of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm Insurance reported its findings in the May issue of Pediatrics. Investigators examined 10,000 children younger than 9 who were in crashes reported to State Farm between 1999 and 2002.

The use of child restraints increased for every age each year, a sign that public education campaigns and state laws are working, said Dr. Flaura Winston, a researcher at Children's Hospital.

The group recommends child safety seats for very young children, followed by adult seat belts used with booster seats as children get larger. Children under the age of 13 should sit in the rear seats of passenger cars.

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