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Preventing Injuries to Children in Motor Vehicle Crashes
All children ages 12 and under should be properly restrained in a back seat on every ride. Choose and use correctly the right restraint for your child.
* Infants should ride in rear-facing car seats as long as possible, until they are at least 12 months old and weigh at least 20 pounds. Keep children rear-facing to 30-35 pounds if your car seat allows it.
* Children who are at least 1 year old, weigh 20 to 40 pounds and can no longer ride rear-facing should ride in forward-facing car seats secured with harnesses.
* Children more than 40 pounds should be correctly secured in belt-positioning booster seats or other appropriate child restraints until the adult lap and shoulder belts fit correctly (usually around age 8 and when the child is about 4'9" tall).
Any car seat must be installed and used according to the manufacturer's instructions and vehicle owner's manual.
* Check www.recalls.gov for car seat recalls.
* Return the product registration forms for all new car seats to the manufacturer to ensure you will be notified of any recalls.
* Only use a seat with all parts, instructions and labels.
* Check www.nhtsa.dot.gov to see if a car seat that has been in a crash passes NHTSA's test for continued use.
Obey all traffic laws, including those for child restraint use.
* All 50 states and the District of Columbia have child occupant protection laws, which vary widely in their age requirements, exemptions, enforcement procedures and penalties. Many states have improved their laws to require some older children to ride in booster seats, and some require children of certain ages to ride in the rear seat of a motor vehicle. Check www.safekids.org to find out about the laws currently in effect for your state.
Source: http://www.michigansafekids.org/pdfs/TipSheet_CPS.pdf
* Infants should ride in rear-facing car seats as long as possible, until they are at least 12 months old and weigh at least 20 pounds. Keep children rear-facing to 30-35 pounds if your car seat allows it.
* Children who are at least 1 year old, weigh 20 to 40 pounds and can no longer ride rear-facing should ride in forward-facing car seats secured with harnesses.
* Children more than 40 pounds should be correctly secured in belt-positioning booster seats or other appropriate child restraints until the adult lap and shoulder belts fit correctly (usually around age 8 and when the child is about 4'9" tall).
Any car seat must be installed and used according to the manufacturer's instructions and vehicle owner's manual.
* Check www.recalls.gov for car seat recalls.
* Return the product registration forms for all new car seats to the manufacturer to ensure you will be notified of any recalls.
* Only use a seat with all parts, instructions and labels.
* Check www.nhtsa.dot.gov to see if a car seat that has been in a crash passes NHTSA's test for continued use.
Obey all traffic laws, including those for child restraint use.
* All 50 states and the District of Columbia have child occupant protection laws, which vary widely in their age requirements, exemptions, enforcement procedures and penalties. Many states have improved their laws to require some older children to ride in booster seats, and some require children of certain ages to ride in the rear seat of a motor vehicle. Check www.safekids.org to find out about the laws currently in effect for your state.
Source: http://www.michigansafekids.org/pdfs/TipSheet_CPS.pdf
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Featured Site: Safe Kids Worldwide
Safe Kids Worldwide, is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. More than 450 coalitions in 16 countries bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families.Safe Kids Worldwide was founded in 1987 as the National SAFE KIDS Campaign by Children's National Medical Center with support from Johnson & Johnson. There is no one device or solution to prevent effectively all types of accidental childhood injuries. Instead, Safe Kids combines several factors to create programs that reduce injuries:
The members of Safe Kids Worldwide:
* Empower local communities to prevent accidental injuries by building grassroots coalitions.
* Generate national awareness of the burden of accidental injuries.
* Encourage sound research on leading injury risks and critically evaluate solutions.
* Pass and improve child safety laws and regulations.
* Provide lifesaving devices such as child safety seats, helmets and smoke alarms to families who need them.
* Promote global corporate leadership in child safety through effective and sustainable partnerships.
Although injury is a threat to children everywhere, significant progress has been made to reduce the risks. This progress must continue, and the lessons learned from years of injury prevention work must be adapted to help create a safety culture in every country where it is sorely lacking.
Source: http://www.safekids.org/about/about.html This is is a great source for parents, caregivers & teachers.
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Articles & blogs about car seat safety
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TapIn2U Aug 29, 2011 @ 10:16 am | delete
- Yes - it is every parent's priority to keep their children safe at all times. Car seats are important to keep children safe and comfortable in the car. Fantastic lens! Sundae ;-)
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Eva Stone
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- Thank you for sharing. Very informative and I am glad you are letting us share our car seat laws. See my
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- Cool Len for Deluxe Booster Seat . I want to Have one like this Len...... so cool.
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trirrr
Jul 8, 2009 @ 10:41 am | delete
- Good post, I definitely like to advocate the use of convertible baby car seats because of the ease of installation, money savings, and a better alternative to booster seat when child is old
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Janiece
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- Welcome to Nine Months: The Pregnancy Headquarters! 5 stars!
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Albert17
Dec 6, 2008 @ 10:14 am | delete
- Great job on this lens. Very informative! 5 *'s
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BrodyLovelle
Aug 1, 2008 @ 1:34 am | delete
- Good info! I own an online store based in Edmonton, Alberta and I sell the Radian car seats - they are rated for up to 65 lbs in Canada. My 5 and a half year old is in one - he hates it because all of his friends are in boosters. Personally, I'd rather have a grumpy kid in a 5 point harness than have to deal with what Kyle Miller's parents had to deal with. Kudos to you for putting this info out there!
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- Nice lens. 5 *'s from me. Very informative.
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