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Children in Motor VehiclesNever Too Young to Die
Jerome J. Karwacki, Jr, MT;
Susan P. Baker, MPH
JAMA. 1979;242(26):2848-2851.
Abstract
In a series of 89 children less than 15 years old who were killed as motor vehicle occupants, children under 1 year of age were greatly overrepresented. Only three children were using child restraint systems or seat belts. Eight were traveling on their parents' laps. Head injuries predominated and were most common in the youngest children. Children under age 1 were the most likely to have reached the hospital alive. The high death rate for very young children was not explained by the circumstances of the crashes or by the age distribution of children involved in all crashes.
(JAMA 242:2848-2851, 1979)
Author Affiliations
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine (Mr Karwacki); the Department of Health Services Administration, Division of Forensic Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (Ms Baker); and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland (Ms Baker), Baltimore.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to 111 Penn St, Baltimore, MD 21201 (Ms Baker).
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