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Child Passenger Safety Publications
Teen Driving Safety Publications
Pedestrian Injury Safety Publications

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Child Passenger Safety Publications

• P. Jain, Y. Ghati, R. Menon. Feasibility Study of SIMon in Predicting Head Injuries in Children . Proceedings Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference, Seattle, Washington, 2007-01-2483, June 2007.
• Jermakian JS, Locey CM, Haughey LJ, Arbogast KB. Lower Extremity Injuries in Children Seated in Forward Facing Child Restraint Systems . Traffic Injury Prevention, 2007 Jun;8(2):171-9.
• Jermakian JS, Kallan MJ, Arbogast KB. "Abdominal Injury Risk in Belt Positioning Booster Seats". Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Automotive Engineers Annual Congress, May 2007, JSAE Paper 20075145.
• Jermakian JS, Kallan MJ, Arbogast KB. Abdominal Injury Risk in Belt Positioning Booster Seats . Proceedings of the Twentieth International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Lyon, May 2007, Paper 07-0441.
• R. Menon, Y. Ghati, P. Jain, MADYMO Simulation Study to Optimize the Seating Angles and Belt Positioning of High Back Booster Seats, 20th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), Lyon, France, June 2007.
• Winston FK, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR, Xie D, Durbin DR. Effect of booster seat laws on appropriate restraint use by children 4 to 7 years old involved in crashes . Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. March 2007; 161: 270-275.
• Arbogast KA, Jermakian, JS. Field Use Patterns and Performance of Child Restraints Secured by Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) . Accident Analysis & Prevention, January 2007. [Epub ahead of print]
• Winston FK, Chen IG, Smith R, Elliott MR. Parent driver characteristics associated with sub-optimal restraint of child passengers . Traffic Injury Prevention, December 2006; 7(4):373-80.
• Elliott ME, Arbogast KA, Durbin DR. A Latent Class Analysis of Injury Patterns Among Rear-Seated, Seat-Belted Children . The Journal of Trauma. November 2006;61(5):1244-1248.
• Mittal MK, Kallan MJ, Durbin DR. Breathing and tinnitus among children exposed to airbag deployment . Accident Analysis and Prevention, November 2006. [Epub ahead of print]
• Durbin DR, Smith R, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR, Winston FK. Seat belt use among 13-15 year olds in primary and secondary enforcement law states . Accident Analysis and Prevention. October 2006. [Epub ahead of print]
• Elliott MR, Kallan MJ , Durbin DR, Winston FK. Effectiveness of child safety seats vs. seat belts in reducing risk for death in children in passenger vehicle crashes . Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. June 2006;160(6):617-21.
• R. Menon, Y. Ghati,, Performance Evaluation of Various High Back Booster Seats Tested at 56 Kph using a 6‑Year‑Old Hybrid III Dummy. 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, April 2006.
• R. Menon, Y. Ghati, , S. Mari-Gowda, Exploring Pediatric Lower Extremity Injuries in Lateral Collisions with EDSMAC4 and GATB in HVE . Proceedings of the 2006 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, 2006-01-1400, 2006.
• Simons-Morton BG, Winston FK. Translational Research in child and adolescent transportation safety . Evaluation and the Health Professions. March 2006; 29(1):33-64.
• Daly L; Kallan MJ; Arbogast KB; Durbin DR. The risk of injury to child passengers in sport utility vehicles . Pediatrics. January 2006; 117(1):9-14.
• Nance ML, Elliott MR, Arbogast KB, Winston FK, Durbin Dr. Delta V as a predictor of significant injury for children involved in frontal motor vehicle crashes . Annals of Surgery. January 2006; 243(1):121-5.
• Arbogast KB, Menon RA, Y Ghati, S Tylko, R Morgan, N Tamorra. Field Investigation of Child Restraint Systems in Side Impact . Traffic Injury Prevention, December 2005. 6:351-360.
• Winston FK, Baxt C, Kassam-Adams NL, Elliott MR, Kallan MJ. Acute traumatic stress in child occupants and their parent drivers after crash involvement . Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. November 2005; 159(11):1074-9.
• Arbogast KB, Kallan MJ, Durbin DR. Effectiveness of Belt Positioning Booster Seats in Side Impact Crashes . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2005; 49:201-214
• Kallan MJ, Arbogast KB, Durbin DR. Effect of vehicle incompatibility on child occupant injury risk . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2005; 49:269-82.
• Chen IG, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR, Winston FK. Trip characteristics of vehicle crashes involving child passengers . Injury Prevention, 11(4):219-24. August 2005.
• Maltese MR, Chen IG, Arbogast KB. Effect of increased rear row occupancy on injury to seat belt restrained children in side impact crashes . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. August 2005; 49:221-36.
• R. Menon, Y. Ghati, S. Roberts. Performance Evaluation of Various High Back Booster Seats Tested at 56 Kph using a 6-Year-Old Hybrid III Dummy . 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), Washington DC, July 2005.
• Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR, and Winston FK. Injury Risk to restrained children exposed to deployed first- and second- generation air bags in frontal crashes . Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. April 2005; 159(4):342-6.
• Durbin DR, Chen IG, Smith R, Elliott MR, Winston FK. Effects of seating position and appropriate restraint use on the risk of injury to children in motor vehicle crashes . Pediatrics. March 2005; 115(3):e305-9.
• Chen IG, Elliott MR, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Teen drivers and the risk of injury to child passengers in motor vehicle crashes . Injury Prevention, 11(1):12-7. February 2005.
• Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. Evaluation of pediatric use patterns and performance of lap shoulder belt systems in the center rear . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. October 2004; 48:57-72
• Kallan MJ, Durbin DR, Elliott MR, Arbogast KB, Winston FK. Differential risk of injury to child occupants by SUV size . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. October 2004; 48:87-100.
• Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. An evaluation of the effectiveness of forward facing child restraint systems . Accident Analysis & Prevention. July 2004; 36(4):585-589.
• Winston FK, Elliott MR, Chen IG, Simpson EM, Durbin DR. Acute healthcare utilization by children after motor vehicle crashes . Accident Analysis and Prevention. July 2004; 36(4):507-11.
• Lutz N, Nance ML, Kallan MJ, Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Incidence and clinical significance of abdominal wall bruising in restrained children involved in motor vehicle crashes . Journal of Pediatric Surgery. June 2004; 39(6):972-5.
• Winston FK, Chen IG, Elliott MR, Arbogast KB, Durbin DR. Recent trends in child restraint practices in the United States . Pediatrics. May 2004; 113(5):e458-64.
• Durbin DR, Chen IG, Elliott MR, Winston FK. Factors associated with front row seating of children in motor vehicle crashes . Epidemiology. May 2004; 15(3):345-9.
• Nance ML, Lutz N, Arbogast KB, Cornejo RA, Kallan MJ, Winston FK, Durbin DR. Optimal restraint reduces the risk of abdominal injury in children involved in motor vehicle crashes . Annals of Surgery. January 2004; 239(1):127-31.
• Arbogast KB, Chen IG, DA Mong, Mari-Gowda S, et. al. Evaluating Pediatric Abdominal Injuries . Stapp Car Crash Journal. 2004; 48:479-494.
• Elliott MR, Arbogast KB, Menon RA, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Accuracy of self-reported data for estimating crash severity . Accident Analysis & Prevention. November 2003; 35(6):833-40.
• Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. Effect of vehicle type on the performance of second generation air bags for child occupants . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2003; 47:85-99.
• Durbin DR, Cornejo RA, Chen IG, Williams A, Wells J. Variation in child restraint transitions and consistency of restraint use. Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2003; 47:622-4.
• Kallan MJ, Durbin DR, Elliott MR, Menon RA, Winston FK. Differential risk of injury in child occupants by passenger car classification .Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2003; 47:329-41.
• Winston FK, Chen IG, Arbogast KB, Durbin DR. Shifts in child restraint use according to child weight in the United States from 1999 to 2002 . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2003; 47:313-28.
• Durbin DR, Elliott MR, Winston FK. Belt-positioning booster seats and reduction in risk of injury among children in vehicle crashes . JAMA. June 2003; 289(21):2835-40.
• Lutz N, Arbogast KB, Cornejo RA, Winston FK, Durbin DR, Nance ML. Suboptimal restraint affects the pattern of abdominal injuries in children involved in motor vehicle crashes . Journal of Pediatric Surgery. June 2003; 38(6):919-23.
• R. Menon, K. Arbogast, J. Cooper, M. Mohannad, S. Ridella, R. Barnes, M. Kallan, and F. Winston. Differences In Air Bag Performance With Children In Various Restraint Configurations And Vehicle Types . 18th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), Nagoya, Japan, May 19-22, 2003.
• R. Menon, Y. Ghati, S. Ridella, S. Roberts, F. Winston. Evaluation of Restraint Type and Performance Tested with 3- and 6-Year-Old Hybrid III Dummies at a Range of Speeds . Proceedings of the 2003 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, 2004-01-0319, 2003.
• Durbin DR, Runge J, Mackay M, Meissner U, Pedder J, Wodzin E, Yoganandand N. Booster seats for children: closing the gap between science and public policy in the United States .  Traffic Injury Prevention. March 2003; 4(1):5-8.
• Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR, Cornejo RA, Arbogast KB, Winston FK. Risk of injury to restrained children from passenger air bags . Traffic Injury Prevention. March 2003; 4(1):58-63.
• Arbogast KB, DeNardo MB, Xavier AM, Kallan MJ, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Upper extremity fractures in restrained children exposed to passenger air bags . SAE 2003 World Congress. March 2003; 2003-01-0507.
• Arbogast KB, Mari-Gowda S, Kallan MJ, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Pediatric pelvic fractures in side impact collisions . Stapp Car Crash Journal. November 2002; 46:285-296.
• Simpson EM, Moll EK, Kassam-Adams N, Miller GJ, Winston FK. Barriers to booster seat use and strategies to increase their use . Pediatrics. October 2002; 110(4):729-36.
• Arbogast KB, Cornejo RA, Kallan MJ, Winston FK, Durbin DR. Injuries to children in forward facing child restraints . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September- October 2002; 46:213-30.
• Arbogast KB, Morris SD, Durbin DR, Winston FK. The influence of harness type on child restraint system misuse . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September- October 2002; 46:261-9.
• Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR, Arbogast KB, Cornejo RA, Winston FK. Risk of injury to restrained children from passenger airbags . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September- October2002; 47:85-99.
• Winston FK, Baxt C, Kassam-Adams NL, Elliott MR, Kallan MJ. Acute traumatic stress symptoms in child occupants and their parent drivers after crash involvement . Pediatrics. June 2002; 109(6):e90.
• Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Menon RA, Lincoln AE, Winston FK. The role of restraint and seat position in pediatric facial fractures . The Journal of Trauma. April 2002; 52(4):693-8.
• Winston FK, Durbin DR. The risk of injury to children in compact pickup trucks . LDI Issue Brief. March- April 2002; 7(6):1-4.
• Arbogast KB, Mari-Gowda S, Kallan MJ, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Pediatric pelvic fractures in side-impact collisions . SAE 2002 World Congress. March 2002; 2002-22-0015.
• Winston FK, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR, Menon RA, Durbin DR. Risk of injury to child passengers in compact extended-cab pickup trucks . JAMA. March 2002; 287(9)1147-52.
• Kleppel JB, Lincoln AE, Winston FK. Assessing head-injury survivors of motor vehicle crashes at discharge from trauma care . American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. February 2002; 81:114-22, 123-5, 142.
• Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. Trends in booster seat use among young children in crashes . Pediatrics. December 2001; 108(6):E109. 
• Durbin DR, Arbogast KB, Moll EK. Seat belt syndrome in children: a case report and review of the literature . Pediatric Emergency Care. December 2001; 17(6):474-7. Review.
• Arbogast KB, Moll EK, Morris SD, Anderko RL, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Factors influencing pediatric injury in side impact collisions . Journal of Trauma. September 2001; 51(3):469-77
• Durbin DR, Elliott MR, Arbogast KB, Anderko RL, Winston FK. The effect of seating position on risk of injury for children in side impact collisions . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2001; 45:61-72.
• Morris SD. Misuse of booster seats . Injury Prevention, September 2001; 7(3):254.
• Winston FK, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Elliott MR. Rear seating and risk of injury to child occupants by vehicle type . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. September 2001; 45:51-60.
• Winston FK, Moll EK, Durbin DR, Kassam-Adams, NL. The premature graduation of children from child restraints to vehicle seat belts. United States Government Printing Office: Traffic Tech. August 2001; 253.
• Arbogast KB, Moll EK, Morris SD, Winston FK. Child Occupant Protection: A Synopsis of current safety recommendations. Primary Care Update for ob/Gyns. July 2001; 8(4)141-148.
• Durbin DR, Bhatia E , Holmes JH, Shaw KN, Werner JV, Sorenson W, Winston FK. Partners for child passenger safety: a unique child-specific crash surveillance system . Accident Analysis and Prevention. May 2001; 33(3):407-12.
• Morris SD, Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Misuse of Booster Seats . Injury Prevention. December 2000; 6(4):281-4.
• Arbogast KB, Moll EK, Morris SD, Anderko RL, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Factors influencing pediatric injury in side impact collisions . Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. October 2000; 44:407-28.
• Durbin DR, et. al. The exposure of children to airbags. Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. October2000; 44:475-7.
• Arbogast KB, Durbin DR, Morris SD, Winston FK. Assessing child restraint misuse by parental survey . Injury Prevention. June 2000; 6(2)145-7.
• Winston FK, Durbin DR, Kallan MJ, Moll EK. The danger of premature graduation to seat belts for young children . Pediatrics. June 2000; 105(6):1179-83.
• Winston FK, Durbin DR. When ‘Buckle Up!’ is not enough . LDI Issue Brief 2000. June 2000; 5(9):1-4.
• Winston FK, Arbogast KB, Lee LA, Menon RA. Computer crash simulations in the development of child occupant safety policies . Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. March 2000; 154(3):276-80.
• Arbogast, K.B., Durbin, D.R., Winston, F.K. “Determinants of injury severity with child exposure to passenger air bag deployment .” Proceedings of Child Occupant Protection in Motor Vehicle Crashes Symposium. Professional Engineering Publishing Limited. London, UK 71-79, 1999.
• Winston FK, Durbin DR, Bhatia E, Werner JV , Sorenson W. Patterns of inappropriate restraint for children in crashes. Joint sessions organized by the European Vehicle Passive Safety Network, AAAM, and IRCOBI. London, England: Professional Engineering Publishing Limited, 1999.
• Durbin DR. Preventing Motor Vehicle Injuries . Current Opinions in Pediatrics. December 1999; 11(6):583-7. Review.
• de Vries AP, Kassam-Adams N, Cnaan A, Sherman-Slate E, Gallagher PR, Winston FK. Looking beyond the physical injury: posttraumatic stress disorder in children and parents after pediatric traffic injury . Pediatrics. December 1999;104(6):1293-9.
• Winston FK, Rineer C, Menon RA, Baker SP. The carnage wrought by major economic change: ecological study of traffic related mortality and the reunification of Germany . BMJ. June 19, 1999; 318(7199):1647-50.
• Winston FK, Durbin DR. ‘Buckle Up!’ is not enough: enhancing protection of the restrained child . JAMA. June 9, 1999; 281(22):2070-2.
• Winston FK. President Clinton’s radio address on child passenger safety . Injury Prevention. June 1997; 3(2):85-6.
• Winston FK, R Reed. Airbags and children: results of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration special investigation into actual crashes . The Society of Automotive Engineers 1996 Transactions, Journal of Passenger Car. August 1996; 105(6):2008-2014, publication #962438.

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Teen Driving Safety Publications

• Senserrick TM, Kallan MJ, Winston FK. Child passenger injury risk in sibling versus non-sibling teen driver crashes: a US study .Injury Prevention. June 2007; 13:207-210.
• Senserrick TM. Recent developments in young driver education, training and licensing in Australia . Journal of Safety Research. Volume 38, Issue 2. March 2007. Pages 237-244.
• Winston FK, Senserrick TM. Competent independent driving as an archetypal task of  adolescence . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i1-3.
• Williams AF. “Young driver risk factors: successful and unsuccessful approaches for dealing with them and an agenda for the future .” Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving  Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i4-9.
• Shope, JT. Influences on youthful driving behavior and their potential for guiding interventions to reduce crashes . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i9-14.
• Berg, H-Y. Reducing crashes and injuries among young drivers: what kind of prevention should we be focusing on? Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i15-19.
• Groeger, JA.Youthfulness, inexperience, and sleep loss: the problems young drivers face and those they pose for us . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i19-24.
• Fisher DL, Pollatsek AP, Pradhan A. Can novice drivers be trained to scan for information that will reduce their likelihood of a crash? Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i25-29.
• Simons-Morton B, Ouimet MC. Parent involvement in novice teen driving: a review of the literature . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i30-37.
• Smith, WA. Social marketing: an overview of approach and effects . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i38-43.
• Gillan JS. Legislative advocacy is key to addressing teen driving deaths . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i44-48.
• Juarez P, Schlundt DG, Goldzweig I, Stinson N, Jr. A conceptual framework for reducing risky teen driving behaviors among minority youth . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i49-55.
• Senserrick TM. Reducing young driver road trauma: guidance and optimism for the future . Injury Prevention: The Science of Safe Driving Among Adolescents. Jun 2006. i56-60.
• Simons-Morton BG, Winston FK. Translational Research in child and adolescent transportation safety. Evaluation and the Health Professions. March 2006; 29(1):33-64.
• Chen IG, Elliott MR, Durbin DR, Winston FK. Teen drivers and the risk of injury to child passengers in motor vehicle crashes . Injury Prevention, 11(1):12-7. February 2005.

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Pedestrian Injury Safety Publications

• Jermakian JS. "Injuries to Child Pedestrians Admitted to an Urban Pediatric Trauma Center". Proceedings of the 2006 International Expert Symposium on Accident Research, Hannover, September 1-2, 2006.
• Nance ML, Hawkins LA,  Branas CC, Vivarelli-O’Neill C, Winston FK. Optimal driving conditions are the most common injury conditions for child pedestrians . Pediatric Emergency Care. September 2004; 20(9):569-73.
• Posner JC, Liao E, Winston FK, Cnaan A, Shaw KN, Durbin DR. Exposure to traffic among urban children injured as pedestrians . Injury Prevention. September 2002; 8(3):231-5.