Motor vehicle injuries are a leading cause of death among children in the United States. But many of these deaths can be prevented. Buckling children in age- and size-appropriate car seats, booster seats, and seat belts reduces serious and fatal injuries by more than half.
The Hales Corners Health Department offers free car seat installation by a certified child passenger safety technician. Call us 414-529-6155 or e-mail at [email protected] to schedule an appointment.
"In the United States, 675 children 12 years old and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes, and nearly 116,000 were injured in 2017."
"Of the children 12 years old and younger who died in a crash in 2017 (for which restraint use was known), 35% were not buckled"
"Car seat use reduces the risk for injury in a crash by 71-82% for children, when compared with seat belt use alone."
"Booster seat use reduces the risk for serious injury by 45% for children aged 4-8, when compared with seat belt use alone."
"For older children and adults, seat belt use reduces the risk for death and serious injury by approximately half."