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THE PAPER SUMMARIZES IN PART THE STUDIES BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH PROTECTING CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS THE EFFORT AIMED AT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CHILD INJURIES AND FATALITIES PRODUCED BY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS. STUDIES USED IN DEFINING THE PROBLEM ARE DISCUSSED. RESTRAINT DEVICES RECOMMENDED FOR VARIOUS AGE GROUPS OF CHILDREN ARE PRESENTED. REQUIREMENTS OF THE UPGRADED CHILD RESTRAINT STANDARD, FMVSS NO. 213 ARE REVIEWED. FINALLY, FUTURE EFFORT IN CHILD SAFETY IS PRESENTED. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF SECTION 5 SEE IRRD 266063. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 266046.