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9/2/2016 Pennsylvania Family Support U N D ER S TAN D IN G P AS N EW CAR S EAT LAW SE P TE M BE R 7, 2 0 16 1: 0 0 - 2 : 0 0 P M Housekeeping Question & Answer Opportunities Interactive Polling Questions 1 9/2/2016

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U N D ER S TAN D IN G P A’S N EW CAR S EAT LAW

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Pennsylvania Family Support

Housekeeping

 Question & Answer Opportunities  Interactive Polling Questions

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Housekeeping

 Online Evaluation  Session Recording & Slides

 http:/ / www.pa-pat.org/

 Computer Sharing

 Wenda Deardorff, wdeardorff@csc.csiu.org

Presenter

Allyson Fulton

Family Support Coordinator Center for Schools and Communities

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Understanding PA’s New Car Seat Law

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Objectives

  • Understand PA’s new car seat law
  • Recognize the reasoning behind the change
  • Know where to obtain resources for families

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Polling Question

Per PA law, when is a child able to switch from rear‐ facing to forward‐facing in a vehicle? a) Age one b) Age one and 20 pounds c) 20 pounds d) Age two e) 30 pounds

Age two

A child younger than two years of age shall be secured in a rear‐facing child passenger restraint system, to be used until the child outgrows the maximum weight and height limits designated by the car seat manufacturer. (Primary Law)

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Why?

Research shows:

  • Children under the age of 2 years are 75% less

likely to die or sustain serious injury when they are in a rear‐facing seat (Pediatrics, 2008)

  • 2 year olds were five times safer riding rear‐facing

than 2 year olds riding forward‐facing (Injury Prevention, 2007)

So, why now?

  • In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics

(AAP) recommended that children ride rear‐ facing until age 2

  • States started to make a change:
  • California, 2015
  • New Jersey, 2015
  • Oklahoma, 2015
  • Pennsylvania, 2016
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Marilyn J. Bull, MD ‐ Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

Questions

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Parental Concerns

  • They don’t fit because they’re legs are too long
  • They may hurt their legs
  • They are bored
  • They get motion‐sickness

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They are SAFER rear‐facing!

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# 1 Resource

Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (aka car seat techs)

Safe Kids PA NHTSA ‐ Parent Central

Material Resources

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Resources ‐ Car Seat Manufacturers

Evenflo Car Seat Installation videos

Resources – Car Seat Manufacturers

Britax Instructional Videos

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Questions Polling Question

True or False A rear‐facing car seat supports the head, neck and spine of infants and toddlers in a crash and distributes the crash force over the entire body

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Resources

  • www.pasafekids.org
  • www.pakidstravelsafe.org
  • http://thecarseatlady.com/5‐times‐safer/
  • http://www.safercar.gov/parents/index.htm
  • Manufacturer Websites

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Housekeeping

Your opinion matters

 Please complete the survey

Upcoming webinars

 October 12 – Supporting Parents in Dealing with Stress  November 2 – TBD

Multiple ways to join

 Laptops and mobile devices