In and Around Cars

Babies In and Around Cars

Car safety for babies goes beyond car seats. Here are a few more things to keep your kids baby safe in and around cars.

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Research Report

Raising Safe Kids: One Stage at a Time (March, 2009)

Understanding the risks by the developmental stage is important to help parents protect children from serious injury.

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Report to the Nation: Trends in Unintentional Childhood Injury Mortality and Parental Views on Child Safety (April 2008)

Safe Kids Worldwide delves into the injuries, prevention strategies and facts surrounding childhood injury.

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Latest Trends in Child Pedestrian Safety: A Five-Year Review (October 2007)

While there has been a decrease in child pedestrian deaths, this review finds that it still ranks high in leading causes of injury-related death.

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Safe Kids U.S. Summer Safety Ranking Report (April 2007)

This report ranks U.S. states for child safety during the summer. It includes findings and recommendations from five key areas.

In And Around Cars

Buckling your child up is just one way to help prevent injuries. Preventing driveway accidents, heatstroke and trunk entrapment are just as important to keeping your kids safe in and around cars.

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Driveway Safety Tips

Before you get in the car, walk all the way around the parked vehicle to make sure children are not under or behind it.

Is It Okay To Use A Second-Hand Car Seat?

By Wes Bender

November 5, 2012

As a certified child passenger technician and instructor, working in injury prevention, I frequently hear this question. Not surprising, given tight household budgets and the constantly increasing costs of raising children.

First, let’s look at the things that rule out using secondhand seats, then we can better determine when it’s okay.

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