The best way to ensure safety for children when traveling

Children in a car without a seatbelt or a mis-seated chair are often seriously injured or even die if an accident occurs.

According to the study, when an accident occurs, sitting in the front seat can increase the likelihood of injury by 40% compared to sitting in the back. In some other countries around the world, people also specify a certain age when sitting in the front seat.

Cars are a popular means of transportation for families today. Camping trips, short-term tours of cars are increasingly chosen by young families.

Not many questions are posed by you before these vacations. How many months does a child have to travel by car? How to put your baby in a safe position? How to take care of your baby during the time of the ride .

To ensure safety for children in cars, equipping children with car seats is essential.(Artwork: Babycenter.com).

Car seats are safe

Car seats for children must meet safety standards. Some other types of seats may be added with some special points so that you can more easily disassemble, such as having a seat belt or torsional leather seat belt.

However, for those chairs that meet normal standards, the safety of the baby is also guaranteed if you assemble properly.

Where should the baby sit?

1. Newborn babies under 1 year old and lighter than 9kg, you should put your baby to sit back to achieve the highest safety.
2. Children from 10kg to 18kg should put your baby to move forward.
3. Older children, weighing between 18 kg and 30 kg, can let them sit on a booster seat but use a seat belt over their chest and abdomen.

Some points to note

1. Before choosing to buy a child safety seat, you need to indicate the vehicle type and size of the car seat.
2. Note the absolute correct assembly of child safety seats in the car's bench.When properly assembled, you cannot move the safety seat more than 2cm.
3. The seat belt should be fastened tightly across the knee and under the shoulder.
4. For children under 1 year old, when the car seat is placed in the back, you need to lean back in your chair to avoid the baby's head falling forward because at this age the child's neck bone is not stable.
5. During the time of the car, the handle of the safety seat needs to be pushed down and tightened.
6. To prevent the baby being pinched because of the safety belts, you should use a thin pillow or towel to insert around the baby.

The seat belt should be fastened tightly across the knee and under the shoulder.

In addition, adults need to pay attention to the following to ensure safety for young children:

1. Before departure, check the baby's seat installation position has been firmly fixed or not.
2. Check the seatbelt, if the seat belt is too wide, shorten it to fit small children.If the seat belt is still loose, you can add a cushion to your baby to help your baby sit more firmly.
3. All young children in the car need to sit firmly on a child-designed seat.Older children need a seatbelt.
4. Do not let the vehicle move until everyone has a seatbelt.
5. Lock the door of the car before the car moves, to avoid the mischievous children opening the car door suddenly.
6. Remind children in the car not to shout, this makes the driver distracted.
7. Only adults are allowed to remove their seatbelt and not allow them to untie themselves when the car is moving
8. Do not leave large and heavy objects especially in the back seat or storage rack as they may push forward causing injury to the child as well as the occupant if an accident occurs.Large and heavy objects should be put in the trunk.
9. Do not leave your child alone in a car safety seat because he or she may accidentally injure or wrap a seatbelt around his neck, resulting in suffocation.
10. Absolutely do not let your baby sit in the driver's lap because she can playfully distract the driver or affect the steering wheel or interfere when the driver needs to handle the situation.In addition, the baby sitting in the driver's seat is the cause of many child deaths when an accident occurs.