Childhood opportunity and appropriate use of child safety restraints in motor vehicle collisions

• Main Authors: Pradip P Chaudhari (Author), Iris Garcia (Author), Stephanie Y Chen (Author), Shadassa Ourshalimian (Author), Chantel Lowery (Author), Ryan G Spurrier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives Safety restraints reduce injuries from motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) but are often improperly applied or not used. The Childhood Opportunity Index (COI) reflects social determinants of health and its study in pediatric trauma is limited. We hypothesized that MVC patients from low-opport...