Health and Fitness

CDC Study Shows Child Passenger Deaths have Decreased 43 Percent From 2002 – 2011

Black and Hispanic children who died in crashes were less likely to be buckled up

Infographic - Motor vehicle crash deaths are down, but still a leading cause of death amoung children; 2002: 2.2 children out of 100,000 deaths of children 12 and under - 2011 this number was reduced to 1.3.

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014.  Motor vehicle crash deaths among children age 12 and younger decreased by 43 percent from 2002-2011; however, still more than 9,000 children died in crashes during that period, according to a new Vital Signsreport from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Research has shown that using age- and size-appropriate child restraints (car seats, booster…

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