The Automotive Safety Program (ASP) is a program in the Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine. Under the leadership of Co-Medical Directors Dr. Marilyn Bull and Dr. Joseph O’Neil, the ASP is actively involved in research to determne and report restraint practices in Indiana and to shape outreach initiatives.
This section is devoted to research in which the ASP staff has been involved over approximately the last ten years and to manuscripts and reports resulting from the research. Click on the links to view available reports, complete papers, or abstracts of published manuscripts. If not available, please check with the journal for their reprint policy.
Ambulance
Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Report
The Automotive Safety Program supports a network of approximately 121 child safety seat inspection stations. Working with the Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, the Automotive Safety Program chose REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) for data entry and analysis of the check-up form, which is used to document each inspection. REDCap is a software tool developed by Vanderbilt University, with collaboration from a consortium of institutional partners, of which IU has joined. REDCap enables rapid development and deployment of electronic data capture, surveys, and reporting to support specific clinical and translational research projects.
Click here to read a report of inspection station activity, September 30, 2011 – October 1, 2012.
Grandparents
Indiana Observational Survey
During the summer months, child passenger safety technicians with the ASP conduct observational surveys of child passengers at 25 locations throughout Indiana. Funding for the surveys is provided by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. Data from these surveys served as the basis for reports and publications listed under this heading.
O’Neil, J. “Does Knowledge of Child Occupant Restraint Use Lead to Best Practice,” Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 48th Annual Conference, Boca Raton, FL. October 2004.
O’Neil J, Brizendine EJ, Robbins J, Bull MJ. “Methods to Increase Booster Seat Use in 4 to 6 Year Old Children,” Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 49th Annual Conference, Boston, MA. September, 2005.
O’Neil J, Bandy R, Talty J, Bull MJ. Drivers’ Reasons for Choosing Forward Facing Car Safety Seats. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Sept; 50(9):869-71.
Special Needs Transportation
O’Neil J. Bull MJ, Sobus K. Issues and Approaches to Safely Transporting Children with Special Healthcare Needs. J Ped Rehab Med. 2011; 4(4):279-288.
Car seats, booster seats, seat belts and air bag safety for Little People; David D. Weaver, MD, Joe O’Neil, MD and Marilyn J. Bull, MD. LPA Today Magazine. Summer/Fall 2012, 24-26