Safety in Seconds 2.0: An App to Increase Car Seat Use

This project will utilize the first web-based program to provide tailored injury prevention
education. The existing Safety in Seconds program was adapted into a smartphone platform.
Parents are recruited from and engage in the program in the clinical setting (PED or PTS).
Parents download the app onto their smartphone which is used to ask the questions, collect a
parent's responses, assess the parents' safety needs and give tailored directions for proper
car sear use. The control group parents will also engage with the smartphone app and receive
immediate feedback. However, they will receive tailored educational messages about smoke
alarms. Parents will also have access to the online SIS v 2.0 Parent Portal which will have
educational features (e.g., tips for keeping children content in their CSSs, links to
helpful websites). The investigators will use emerging technology such as push notification
and email to remind parents to visit the portal and have their child's car seat reassessed.

The investigators plan to conduct a cost benefit analysis of the program's expected
financial benefit from the perspective of a third party payer of medical claims and an
in-depth examination of program adoption and implementation using qualitative data collected
from key informant interviews, direct observations of the clinic environments, and document
review.