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2012

 
May 8

Save the Date—Annual Highway Safety Summit

  • May 8
  • The Idaho Office of Highway Safety would like you to mark your calendar for Idaho's 2012 Highway Safety Summit. This FREE educational event will provide your agency with important tools you can use to positively promote traffic safety in your community.
  • Continuing Education Credit for Law Enforcement
  • Online Registration Coming Soon ››
Sept 16-22 Child Passenger Safety Week

Idaho DOT & Idaho Chapter, AAP Child Passenger Safety Grant

Find a Child Passenger Seat Inspection Site Near You

Share a Child Passenger Safety Story

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How to Buckle a Child into a Car Seat with a 5-Point Harness from The Car Seat Lady on Vimeo.


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Car Seat Corner

As a Child Passenger Safety Technician & Instructor (CPST-I) I help parents determine the safest possible way to transport their children. Since I became certified in 2002, I have had the opportunity to help hundreds of families make the necessary changes to keep their children safe on the road. During that time, I have NEVER seen a child safety seat that was used and installed properly. Each seat has an average of three mistakes, any of which can be life threatening in a crash. Even the most well-intentioned parent can make these mistakes, and CPST's are specially trained to help parents avoid common mistakes and prevent injury.

The advice parents receive from their child's pediatrician is crucial to the overall success of CPST's as they encourage parents to comply with current best practice recommendations. When parents come to a car seat check event and are given current best practice recommendations for their child, but have been told something different by their pediatrician, parents are most likely to go with the advice they receive from their pediatrician, even if it goes against current best practice. Current best practice recommendations are always changing as testing and data are released from car seat and auto manufacturers, and as technology improves. CPST's are trained in current best practice, and can provide expert guidance to families seeking to keep their children safe in the car.

That is why we have created the "Car Seat Corner" section on our website. We know that pediatricians work hard to provide the best possible care for each of their patients, and we hope this website will serve as a resource for your practice. It is updated often with current best practice recommendations for child transport. We hope you will find the information useful, and that you will refer your patients to CPST's in your region for help with their child's car seats (to find a CPST near you, visit www.seatcheck.org , contact the CPS Sub-Grantee in your region, or contact me for a referral). You can also submit questions you may have related to car seats and child transport, including the transportation of children with special needs. Car crashes are the leading cause of death and injury for children ages 1-14 in Idaho and across the country, and the use of an appropriate child restraint on every ride is their best protection. By working together, we can save the lives of children in Idaho.

- MacKenzie Ravlin
Child Passenger Safety Tech & Instructor
Idaho AAP Executive Assistant

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