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seats

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EVERY YEAR in’Canada, more than 70 children
under the age of five diewin car accidents, and

more than 4,000 are

injured, according to

Statistics compiled by ICBC.

The sad fact is that most
of these injuries and deaths
ure preventable through the
proper use of infant and
child seats.

AutoMotion
- Greg Wilson

To understand why
children need child seats and
not seat belts, it is necessary
to understand the difference
between a child’s body and
an adult's. This information
was compiled in a com-
prehensive study by Trans-
port Canada entitled The
Human Collision.

Unlike an adult, a child’s
broad, undeveloped pelvis
does not have the prominent
crests needed to provide a
contact area for a lap belt.
These do not develop until
approximately age 10.

A young child's skull is
softer and much larger in
proportion to the rest of the

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body. The rib cage is thinner
and more clastic. And a
child's prominent abdomen
provides only limited protec-
lion to the farge internal
organs.

A small child's heavy head
and fragile skull make him
more likely to suffer serious
head injuries, even in low-
speed accidents,

Spinal injuries can also
occur. As well as providing
skeletal support, the spine
encloses and protects the
spinal cord and central ner-
vous system.

Infants weighing less than
nine kilograms (20 pounds)
should be seated in a rear-
facing infant scat. The baby
is strapped into the seat with
a five-point harness and the
seat is secured with a lap
belt.

The advantage of a rear-
facing infant seat is that it
distributes the force of an
accident evenly over the
baby’s body, reducing risk
of injury.

Forward-facing child seats
are used for children
weighing from nine
kilograms (20 pounds) to 18
kilograms (40 pounds). The
child is secured by a five-
point harness or a protective
shield and the seat is secured
by the lap belt and by a
tether strap attached to a
secure bolt on the rear parcel
shelf.

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