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Mom’s Viral Car Crash Photo Reminds Parents of the Importance of Child Safety Seats

While we tend to think of them as resilient, children are far more likely to experience severe or life-threatening injuries in an accident than an adult. In fact, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of unintentional injury death for children and adolescents (more than 12, 000 fatalities per year). Motor vehicle accidents are also one of the [...]

Child Safety Seats Save Lives and Prevent Serious Injury

Most parents will do anything to protect their children—parents require children to use of bicycle helmets, demand their hands be held when crossing the street, and expect a phone call once their children have reached their destination. However, there is one form of protection that an alarming number of parents get wrong: safety seats. Sadly, it is this single oversight that leads to the majority of automobile accident injuries and [...]