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Showing posts with label car seat safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label car seat safety. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Have a safe and Happy Memorial Day!!
A long weekend and celebrations should never end in tragedy, take a minute to remember these tips from the great people at "Safe Kids USA" before heading out for your festivities or family fun today.
http://www.safekids.org/have-a-safe-memorial-day-week.html
If you plan to be at the pool or on the beach over the holiday weekend, check out our water safety page for drowning prevention tips, and make sure to read: "Five Truths About Children Who Drown."
If you are planning a pool party, make sure to always have an adult serve as a water watcher. Print out the Water Watcher card.
Before you put the burgers on the grill, follow a few simple tips to avoid grilling injuries.
Make sure to also visit our fire, burn and scald prevention page for more tips.
Before letting your kids out the door to go play with friends, siblings and cousins, remind them about how to stay safe around traffic, on the playground and on their bikes.
Make sure to check out our sports and recreation safety tips, our pedestrian and driver safety tips for summer and our falls prevention tips.
Just another reminder to NEVER leave your child alone in a car even for a second. If you see someone's child or pet left alone in a car, call 911 immediately!
For related safety tip on kids in around cars, visit: "Car Seats, Boosters and Seat Belt Safety."
Thank you to Safe Kids for the above information on keeping our kids safe, happy and back home again after your holiday fun.
Leslie RN (ernursescare)
http://www.safekids.org/have-a-safe-memorial-day-week.html
If you plan to be at the pool or on the beach over the holiday weekend, check out our water safety page for drowning prevention tips, and make sure to read: "Five Truths About Children Who Drown." If you are planning a pool party, make sure to always have an adult serve as a water watcher. Print out the Water Watcher card.
Before you put the burgers on the grill, follow a few simple tips to avoid grilling injuries. Make sure to also visit our fire, burn and scald prevention page for more tips.
Before letting your kids out the door to go play with friends, siblings and cousins, remind them about how to stay safe around traffic, on the playground and on their bikes. Make sure to check out our sports and recreation safety tips, our pedestrian and driver safety tips for summer and our falls prevention tips.
Just another reminder to NEVER leave your child alone in a car even for a second. If you see someone's child or pet left alone in a car, call 911 immediately!
For related safety tip on kids in around cars, visit: "Car Seats, Boosters and Seat Belt Safety."
Thank you to Safe Kids for the above information on keeping our kids safe, happy and back home again after your holiday fun.
Leslie RN (ernursescare)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Should I turn him around or not? that is the question
Lets talk about car seats, yes you should leave those kiddos rear facing as long as possible, recommended up to 2 yrs old now. Read your car seat's recommendations and refer to your vehicle's owners manual always for installation guidance. Arrive alive! and make your ER nurse's happy!
by Sue Hubbard, M.DI have been surprised at the number of parents I have seen lately, who are either unaware or choose to ignore the changes in car seat recommendations for children under the age of two. I try to discuss car seat safety at each check-up appointment, and have always been especially mindful of doing this at the one-year check up.
Previous to the newest recommendations (established in 2009), I had discussed turning the car seat to a forward facing position if the child had reached 12 months and 20 pounds. Then in April, an article was published (Inj Prev. 2007;13:398-402), which was the first U.S. data to substantiate the benefits of toddlers riding rear facing until they are two years of age. This study showed that children under the age of two are 75 percent less likely to die or experience a serious injury when they are riding in a rear-facing. That is a fairly compelling statistic to keep that car seat rear-facing for another year!
Studies have shown that rear-facing seats are more likely to support the back, neck, head and pelvis because the force of a crash is distributed evenly over the entire body. Toddlers between the ages of 12 and 23 months who ride rear facing are more than five times safer than toddlers in that same age group who ride forward-facing in a car seat. There has also been concern that rear-facing toddlers whose feet reach the back of the seat are more likely to suffer injuries to the lower extremities in a car accident. But a commentary written by Dr. Marilyn Bull in Pediatrics (2008;121:619-620) dispelled the myth with documentation that lower extremity injuries were rare with rear-facing seats.
So, it has now been over one year since this data was published and recommended, and parents continue to say, “I just turned the seat around any way” or “I didn’t know.” I did go look at car-seats the other day and I noted that the labeling on the boxes had all been changed to recommend rear facing until two years or until a toddler reaches the maximum height and weight recommendations for the model. I take this to mean that some “small” toddlers could even rear face longer as they do in some European countries.
For safety sake, rather than convenience, keep that car seat in the rear facing position. I wonder if they will begin putting DVD players and cup holders facing toward these toddlers, as that seemed to be a concern of many parents. Maybe this will make it “okay” to listen to music or talk while in the car rather than watching TV, at least until a child is older!!
If you need references on car seats go to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov or http://www.seatcheck.org. http://www.buckleupnc.org/ (for NC) http://www.safekids.org/
Drive and Live Safe!!
Parents Shouldn’t Ignore Changes in Car Seat Recommendations
Great advice from "The Kid's Doctor" website and Twitter pageby Sue Hubbard, M.DI have been surprised at the number of parents I have seen lately, who are either unaware or choose to ignore the changes in car seat recommendations for children under the age of two. I try to discuss car seat safety at each check-up appointment, and have always been especially mindful of doing this at the one-year check up.
Previous to the newest recommendations (established in 2009), I had discussed turning the car seat to a forward facing position if the child had reached 12 months and 20 pounds. Then in April, an article was published (Inj Prev. 2007;13:398-402), which was the first U.S. data to substantiate the benefits of toddlers riding rear facing until they are two years of age. This study showed that children under the age of two are 75 percent less likely to die or experience a serious injury when they are riding in a rear-facing. That is a fairly compelling statistic to keep that car seat rear-facing for another year!
Studies have shown that rear-facing seats are more likely to support the back, neck, head and pelvis because the force of a crash is distributed evenly over the entire body. Toddlers between the ages of 12 and 23 months who ride rear facing are more than five times safer than toddlers in that same age group who ride forward-facing in a car seat. There has also been concern that rear-facing toddlers whose feet reach the back of the seat are more likely to suffer injuries to the lower extremities in a car accident. But a commentary written by Dr. Marilyn Bull in Pediatrics (2008;121:619-620) dispelled the myth with documentation that lower extremity injuries were rare with rear-facing seats.
So, it has now been over one year since this data was published and recommended, and parents continue to say, “I just turned the seat around any way” or “I didn’t know.” I did go look at car-seats the other day and I noted that the labeling on the boxes had all been changed to recommend rear facing until two years or until a toddler reaches the maximum height and weight recommendations for the model. I take this to mean that some “small” toddlers could even rear face longer as they do in some European countries.
For safety sake, rather than convenience, keep that car seat in the rear facing position. I wonder if they will begin putting DVD players and cup holders facing toward these toddlers, as that seemed to be a concern of many parents. Maybe this will make it “okay” to listen to music or talk while in the car rather than watching TV, at least until a child is older!!
If you need references on car seats go to http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov or http://www.seatcheck.org. http://www.buckleupnc.org/ (for NC) http://www.safekids.org/
Drive and Live Safe!!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Free Car Seat Check~
Come out on Saturday and join us for a free car seat/booster seat inspection, bring your car seat/and or booster seat, the instructions book that came with your seat if possible, the vehicle manual and the child who will use the seat (if possible). We invite new parents, parents-to-be, grandparents, caretakers, or anyone that drives with a child in their car. Even if you just need information, stop by and say hello, we will have Certified Car Seat Technicians on hand to answer your questions.
For more info contact Amanda Peters at the Iredell County Health Department or email me at ernursescare@charter.net
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