Slide 2 WARNING PREGNANT WOMEN Seat Belts Can Kill Your Baby
Written and Narrated By Jim Hofferberth Former Director, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration Retired Director, Vehicle
Research & Test Center, NHTSA Slide 3 Injuries During Pregnancy
Tracking & Understanding the Hidden Epidemic Hank Weiss PhD,
Associate Professor Center for Injury Research and Control
University of Pittsburgh AMCHP 2005 Conference Slide 4 The unborn
child of a pregnant woman is 5 Times More Likely To Be Injured Or
Killed in a crash than another infant or child riding in the same
car. Slide 5 Risk of Fetal Death With Lap & Shoulder Belt 16
mph26% 22 mph51% 28 mph76% 34 mph90% Research Projections based on
Computer Modeling Slide 6 Clinical Studies Have Shown That the lap
belt has been implicated in causing specific trauma to the placenta
and fetus in relatively minor vehicular accidents. And the
tightened lap belt can cause direct injury to the fetus without
severely injuring the pregnant woman. [Crosby, W. M. and Costiloe,
J. P. (1971). Safety of lapbelt restraint for pregnant victims of
automobile collisions. New England Journal of Medicine, 284, 632],
[Klinich, K.D., Schneider, L.W., Moore, J.L., and Pearlman, M.D.
(1998). Injuries to pregnant occupants in automotive crashes. In
16'* ESV Conference Proceedings. Washington, DC: National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 98-SP-P- 17,2046-2056 [Griffiths,
M., Hillman, G., and Usherwood, M. M. (1991). Seat belt injury in
pregnancy resulting in fetal death. A need for education? Case
reports. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 98,420-321]
Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 ....the
seat belt should not be placed over the fundus, Placental Abruption
Is The Most Frequently Cited Cause Of Fetal Death Slide 14 Iliac
Crests 2 Inches Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide
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Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 Pregnant women not wearing a seatbelt 3
times more likely to experience fetal death Hyde et al (ObGyn,
2003): Effect of motor vehicle crashes on birth & fetal
outcomes in Utah Slide 38 Umpire Pad (US 349589) ? Crotch Strap
(US5005865) INADEQUATE Crotch Strap #1 www.tummyshield.com
INADEQUATE PiXie Pregnancy Harness
www.pregnancyseatbeltharness.com, INADEQUATE Partial Shell (US
4610463) DANGEROUS Partial Shell (US 5213366-2) DANGEROUS Gravida
Protection (JP, H-40060, U) DANGEROUS Full Shell (US 8070184 B2)
www.jimhof.com NOT AVAILABLE The Technology Exists To Fix This
Problem Slide 39 In the early 1970, research showed that: The high
rate of fetal and placental injury in this study indicates that
additional restraint may necessary to reduce the snubbing action of
the lap belt. *(1972). Effects of Lap Belt and Three Point
Restraints on Pregnant Baboons Subjected to Deceleration. Fifteenth
Stapp Crash Conference Proceedings, SAE #710850, 68-83.] * [Crosby,
Snyder, Snow, Hanson, (1968) Impact Studies in Pregnancy,
Experimental Studies, Civil Aeromedica Inst. Oklahoma City Okla.]
Slide 40 There Is No Excuse For NHTSAS FAILURE to correct this
situation Slide 41 I Am Demanding That NHTSA Issue A Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard On Restraints For Pregnant Women 1.Properly
Advise Pregnant Women About The Risks Of Driving Or Riding In A Car
When They Are Pregnant, And 2.Assure That Only Safe And Effective
Systems Are Offered For Sale In The United States. Slide 42 Please
Help Submit Your Petition For Rulemaking To: Mr. David L.
Strickland, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE West Building Washington,
DC 20590 Label It Petition For Rulemaking Use USPS (Snail Mail)
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