Child
Restraint
Systems
The body structure of ‘a young child is qwl,e
unlike that
of
an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed.
A
young child’s
hip bones are still
so
small that the vehickc’s
regular safety belt may not remain
low
on the
hip bones, as
it
should. Instead,
it
may settle
up around the child’s abdomen. In a crash,
the belt would apply force on a body area
that’s unprotected by any bony structure.
This alone could cause serious or fatal
injuries. Young children always should be
secured
in
appropriate child restraints.
An infant car bed (A), a special bed made
for use in a
to restrain or position a child on a continuous flat
surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward
the center
of
the vehicle.
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