Children’s pediatricians and staff discuss the right vaccines for every child and show parents how to properly install a car seat
Children’s pediatricians and staff discuss the right vaccines for every child and show parents how to properly install a car seat
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Children’s pediatricians and staff discuss the right vaccines for every child and show parents how to properly install a car seat
September is Baby Safety Month which raises awareness about things parents can do to help keep their child safe. Children’s Hospital and Medical Center shares some tips on how you can prevent injuries while your child is in a car seat
Installing a car seat can be a little tricky, but at the car seat and fitting station they’re helping families get the right fit.
New parents Erica and Gain Aflagah said they thought they were doing everything right, but when they looked through the car seat manual they were unsure.
“Seeing her kind of collapsing over on herself, I was kind of worried she wasn’t breathing well or we were going to cause a head injury because her head wasn’t well stabilized,” Aflagah said.
After installing the car seat themselves, they turned to the experts at Children’s
“They made the process so easy,” Aflagah said.
Amy Borg has been a child passenger safety specialist for 17 years.
She said some tips include making sure “those harnesses are where they are supposed to be, as tight as they are supposed to be and that they have a good fit in that car seat to make sure that they are safe.”
Borg also recommends putting blankets along the sides of the seats to keep babies heads from falling forward.
She said at the Car Seat Fitting Station, about 76 percent of car seats she inspects are installed incorrectly.
“It’s just a lot of misuse and the questions that come along with that,” Borg said.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 325 children under the age of five are saved by car seats in crashes annually.
The Aflagahs say, it is those very reasons they are here getting help to keep their daughter safe.
“We learned so much that we wouldn’t have known and got some peace of mind that Thea is going to be safe,” Aflagah said.
You can make an appointment by calling 402-955-8090 or visit www.childrensomaha.org.
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