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What are the "Do's" and "Don'ts" of guaranteeing your child's safety in the car?

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Do not allow children in the vehicle without wearing their seatbelt.
Do not place babies in the car if they are not seated in their special seats.
Bigger (older?) children must always sit in the backseat and must have their seat belt on, never in the front seat as it might put them in danger.
Do not allow children to open the car doors when the vehicle is moving and always use the child-lock feature.
Teach your children never to come near a car while it is going backwards or while it is parking.
Do not leave the car keys inside of the car while children are in it, as they might start the engine by accident and make sure to use the hand brake before leaving the car. ^1,2,3

Dr. Elie Choueiry

Paediatrician Intensive Care Specialist PICU HDF

¹Book « Urgences Pediatriques – Volume 2

Written by Philippe Labrune-Denis Oriot-Bernard Labrune-Gilbert Huault

²Urgences & soins Intensifs pediatriques

Edition du CHU Sainte-Justine

Prepared by J. Lacroix, M.Gauthier, P. Hulbert, F. Leclerc, P. Gaudreault

³The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource-Revised Fourth Edition

American College of Emergency Physicians American Academy of Pediatrics

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