CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ARE SAFEST WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE BACK SEAT....
Yet, six out of 10 drivers of children age 12 or under believe it is safe for children age 12 or under to sit in the front seat in front of a passenger air bag.
This erroneous and sobering statistic is reported on http://seatcheck.org.
Seatcheck is a national champaign to help parents properly secure their children in motor vehicles. The website is full of tools, tests, inspection sites, and links to laws in every state.
This issue is literally life or death for children and safety information is critical for anyone that puts kids in cars:
--Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of children ages 3-14.
--Almost all (96%) of parents and caregivers believe their child safety seats are installed correctly. However the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research shows that seven out of 10 children are improperly restrained.
--Child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by 71% for infants and 54% for toddlers, ages 1-4.
And while using child seats correctly can help save a child's life, overusing them, i.e. using them when the child is not in a vehicle, can cause spinal and respiratory problems.
This interference can develop when a carrier in a prolonged upright position causes the infant's head to flex on the chest (reducing air flow), and the legs to flex into the abdomen( encourages gas build up). For more details:
www.icapediatrics.com/news-item.php?pageFormat=print&item=news070404
Road trip season is upon us. So for motoring down a highway and promoting proper spine and motor function, be sure to check out the two links listed.
Be Spinetingling,
Dr. Madeline Behrendt
drmadelinecare200@hotmail.com
This erroneous and sobering statistic is reported on http://seatcheck.org.
Seatcheck is a national champaign to help parents properly secure their children in motor vehicles. The website is full of tools, tests, inspection sites, and links to laws in every state.
This issue is literally life or death for children and safety information is critical for anyone that puts kids in cars:
--Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of children ages 3-14.
--Almost all (96%) of parents and caregivers believe their child safety seats are installed correctly. However the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research shows that seven out of 10 children are improperly restrained.
--Child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by 71% for infants and 54% for toddlers, ages 1-4.
And while using child seats correctly can help save a child's life, overusing them, i.e. using them when the child is not in a vehicle, can cause spinal and respiratory problems.
This interference can develop when a carrier in a prolonged upright position causes the infant's head to flex on the chest (reducing air flow), and the legs to flex into the abdomen( encourages gas build up). For more details:
www.icapediatrics.com/news-item.php?pageFormat=print&item=news070404
Road trip season is upon us. So for motoring down a highway and promoting proper spine and motor function, be sure to check out the two links listed.
Be Spinetingling,
Dr. Madeline Behrendt
drmadelinecare200@hotmail.com
posted by Dr. Madeline at
11:42 AM
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