Car Safety / Car Seat Recommendations

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Car Seat Recommendations

“All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing child safety seat until they are 2 years of age or until they reach the weight or height limit recommended by the seat’s manufacturer (SOR C).

Children who reach the weight or height limit of their forward-facing child safety seat should use a belt-positioning booster seat until the seat belt fits properly, typically when the child is 145 cm (57 in) tall and between 8 and 12 years of age (SOR C).

All children younger than 13 years should ride in the rear seats of vehicles for optimal protection (SOR C).” ABFM

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  1. Rear Facing Car Seat
  2. Forward Facing Car Seat
  3. Belt-positioning Booster Seat
  4. Back sit.
  5. Front Seat. To sit in the front, the seat belt has to fit AND the child has to be at least thirteen years old.

 

References

AAP Recommendations For Car Seats.

Am Fam Physician 2013;87(7):472-474.

Am Fam Physician 2013;87(7):502-509.

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