Booster Seats Reduce Injury

June 16, 2003

Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia conducted a study focused on the effectiveness of belt-positioning booster seats to reduce injury from car accidents in children through age 7. The researchers acted on the premise that the if data could be provided to show that these booster seats reduce injury then more states may pass stronger child restraint laws.

The researchers concluded that the odds of injury for children aged 4 to 7 years who were restrained in belt-positioning boosters were 59% lower than for those children restrained in seat belts. In addition, the booster seat children sustained no injuries to the abdomen, neck/spine/back, or lower extremities, while children in seat belts alone had injuries to all areas of the body.

The study was published in the June 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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