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car seats in the news – a horrible reminder

January 19, 2012 by Wendy S

Please get your car seats checked and be sure you know how to use them correctly!!!
Last week, a child and their car seat was ejected from a car as a result of a collision.

Why?  Because the child was not harnessed in the seat correctly and the seat was not installed properly.

Baby ejected from collision Thursday evening (Global Toronto)

“A five-month old baby is suffering serious injuries after being ejected from a car crash in the city’s west end on Thursday.

According to police, the whole car seat was thrown off after a collision on Rutherford Rd., east of Islington Ave. in Woodbridge, just after 9:30 p.m.

The impact was felt on the side of the car the baby was in, however no one else was seriously hurt. “

If car seats are installed properly and used correctly, they save lives.  
 
This is the reason why I am so diligent to get the message out to parents to get their car seats check and make sure they know how to use their car seats.

You Won’t Believe A 10-Week Old Survived This Car Crash (jalopnik.com)

“What makes this rescue all the more remarkable is that, while the truck driver involved was killed, neither the mom or either of her 10-week old or 10-year old daughters was hurt. The police credit the baby’s survival on the proper use of a rear-facing child seat placed not in the front, but in the back where it the car is most able to protect it.”


Read more here

 

Please click through and watch the video…this is truly amazing!

Please get your car seats checked and be sure you know how to use them correctly!!!

More Car Seat Information:


Rear Facing Seats


Forward Facing Seats


Boosters and Seat Belts


Riding in the Front Seat

Filed Under: Car Seat Safety

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About Wendy S

+Wendy S (also known as @mapsgirl) is a mom to two daughters. They are the inspiration of this blog.Passionate about child passenger safety, Wendy has been a certified Car Seat Technician in Ontario, Canada since 2008.

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