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Purpose: Michigan mirrors the rest of the United States in motor vehicle deaths being the leading killer of children 1 through 14 years of age.  
Methods: Car seat checks (CSC) are commonly held throughout the United States, but how do we know if those checks are making a difference to the safety of children.  To assess if the education provided increased parents/caregivers understanding regarding child passenger safety, in January, 2009 we started administering knowledge based pre and posttests at CSCs to all parents/caregivers receiving education. 
In 2009, 251 parents completed tests at a CSC.  The pretest was composed of 22 questions; seven personal information and 15 questions based on general child passenger safety guidelines.  Three separate unique posttests were used indentifying the type of child restraint needed for each child; rear facing, forward facing and booster seats, each comprised of five questions.  The family completed the posttest(s) that correspond with the seats checked/distributed, so one or all three tests may have been used.  
Results:  The pretest average score was 61%.  The posttest average score was 83%. Showing an overall increase in knowledge of 36%. Some of the areas of greatest increase include; safest seating location in vehicles had an increase of 57%, length of time for a child to be rear facing increased by 52% and proper usage of backless booster seats increased 184%.

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