Maternal
and Child Health
Coalition of Greater
Press Release
Contact: Silvia Florez FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Cellular: 816-215-9053 November
11, 2005
SAFE KIDS METRO KC OFFERS CAR SEAT
INSPECTIONS
Saturday, November 12 at Cable-Dahmer
Chevrolet
Kansas City, MO- Safe Kids
Metro KC, a program of Maternal and Child Health Coalition, is providing car
seat inspections from 10 am to 2 pm Cable-Dahmer Chevrolet, 1834 Noland Road,
Independence, Missouri. There is no charge for this service
Nationally certified Child
Passenger Safety Technicians will perform inspections and train parents and caregivers to install and adjust their car seats properly.
“Think of it as a private lesson in the correct use of your car seat,”
says
Safe Kids Metro KC is one of more
than 300 coalitions across the country providing these services as part of the
Safe Kids BUCKLE UPÒ program.
Since 1996, Safe Kids BUCKLE UP has inspected more than 600,000 car seats at
more than 15,000 events and provided hands-on training to more than 9 million
parents and caregivers.
Motor vehicle crashes are the
leading killer of children under 14. The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) reports that approximately 73 percent of all child passenger
restraints — more than 80 percent of car seats and about 40 percent of booster
seats — are used incorrectly. A recent
car seat check in
“It’s a parent’s
responsibility to make sure a child’s car seat is properly installed and
adjusted. We’re here to show you how. In a car crash, a child restrained
incorrectly is 3.5 times more likely to be seriously injured than a child who
is properly restrained,” says Bumgardner. An inspection is free and usually
takes 20 to 30 minutes. Parents or caregivers need to bring the child, the
owner’s manuals for the vehicle and the car seat.
Safe Kids BUCKLE UPÒ is a
national program developed by the Safe Kids USA and sponsored by Chevrolet and
General Motors to educate parents and caregivers about the importance of
properly restraining children on every ride.
Maternal
and Child Health Coalition promotes the health of mothers and children through
community planning, education, advocacy and collaboration with organizations
addressing infant mortality, immunization, childhood obesity, and child safety.
More information about this event is available from
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