http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:5425 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:45:03 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3759 99% of sampled children) but fewer than one quarter of children were using the correct size-appropriate restraints. Incorrect use (51.4%) was as common as inappropriate use (51.2%). Incorrect use was highest among users of dedicated child restraint systems (OR 16.0, 95% CI 6.9-36.0), and was more likely among those using size-appropriate restraints than those using inappropriate restraints (OR 1.8 95% CI 1.1-3.2); and among convertible restraints than those designed for a single mode of use (OR 1.5 95% CI 1.2-1.7). As incorrect use substantially reduces the protection from injury that is offered by child restraints, it is important that future strategies to reduce casualties among child occupants target both inappropriate and incorrect use. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.]]> Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:34:47 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:3632 25 mm), incorrect belt routing, nonengagement of the seat belt buckle, very loose harness (>25 mm slack), harness off the shoulder, nonuse of belt guides, sash belt worn under the arm, and very twisted harnesses and belts (>2 twists). For rearwardand forward-facing restraints the highest priorities in terms of frequency and degradation in crash protection are errors related to harness use. For booster seat users the most important are those related to correct seat belt and belt guide use. For seat belt users, errors related to correct positioning of the sash belt are key. Conclusions: The results indicate that many errors are currently occurring in the way children are using restraints, as well as problems associated with the way child restraint systems are installed in vehicles. Incorrect use is particularly problematic in convertible restraints (rearward-facing/forward-facing restraints and forward-facing restraints/booster seats). Different priorities, in terms of the frequency and potential degradation in crash protection due to incorrect use for different restraint types, exist and these are important for those designing countermeasures to this problem. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.]]> Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:34:38 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:2624 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:33:40 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:257 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:31:07 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:254 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:31:07 AEST ]]> http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:113 Wed 07 Apr 2021 13:30:56 AEST ]]>