More than half of the children and adolescents who were injured in a road traffic accident were not in a baby car seat at the time of the incident, according to a study conducted on Tuesday by KKH.
A subsequent study on the use of children’s car seats and restrictions found that among kids and carers, there was a lack of information about the installation and proper usage of car seats and restrictions.
They also questioned the worth or usefulness of such seats, and they cited pain and high costs as some of the causes of not using child car restraints despite it being required by law.
” This program is designed to provide people with the information, resources, and support to ensure their boy’s safety on the road”, said Dr Tan.
We want to place a solid foundation for a safer environment that supports a child’s health and well-being from birth to adulthood.
The programme, supported by the Customers Police and in partnership with Komoco Motors and Mothercare, may gain about 300 children in the first year, KKH said.
The doctor sees the conception of about 30 to 35 children each day on average, KKH added in response to CNA questions.
Parents will receive a payment toward their second baby car seat purchase in exchange for the rented seat. This will encourage participants to remain using age-appropriate car restraints as the child grows.
It is up to parents to change their baby to the suitable car seat as their kids grow, according to Dr. Tan, who likewise chairs the KKH Injury Prevention Working Group.
Children must be restrained in their cars until they are 1.35 meters high. Usually, this means using a rear-facing car seats for the first two decades, a forward-facing seats from age two to five, and a booster seat with helmet from age five and off”, said Dr Tan.
The KKH Injury Prevention Working Group, which works closely with the National Trauma Committee and other partners to develop strategies to reduce the incidence of avoidable wounds in the neonatal population, is one of the initiatives of the KKH Newborn Car Seat Programme.