American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Sartin EB,
Pfeiffer MR,
Hartka T,
Zonfrillo MR,
Vaca FE,
Metzger KB,
Goodman AM,
Curry AE,
Myers RK
Understanding how many children are injured in crashes, as well as the types of injuries they experience, is important to advance child passenger safety. Linking New Jersey crash reports and hospital data revealed that crash reports often report inaccurate injury locations and tend to overstate the severity of injuries experienced. Very few children experienced any injury in a crash, and injuries were rare among children in harnessed child restraint systems.