Countless traffic accidents every year tell us that not giving children a safety seat after a car crash is the first cause of death for children under the age of 14. It can be seen that the vast majority of parents in China do not use child safety seats for their children. Cognition and habits, while in foreign countries, many laws stipulate that infants and young children must use child safety seats when riding, and must be enforced. On the other hand, in the domestic market, many car owners are very confused about the purchase of child safety seats. Therefore, I will share some experience with you today so that you can quickly find a safety seat suitable for your baby.
One: First of all, let's talk about why children need to use special car seats.
At present, the most effective way to protect children's car safety is the child safety seat, which can reduce the infant mortality rate by 70% and the mortality rate of children aged 4 to 7 by 59%.
1. It is not safe to hold a child while riding: when the speed reaches 50 km/h, a child weighing 40kg is equivalent to a ton of moving objects, and the impulse generated in a high-speed impact is equivalent to the weight of an elephant. To hold the child at this time is equivalent to saving an adult who has fallen from the fourth floor with his hands!
2. Children are more likely to be injured in a car accident: in an accident, children may be caught between an adult and the dashboard of the car, thrown out of the car, or hit on the head by a burst airbag. Therefore, children are more likely to be injured in a car accident than adults.
3. Children's use of ordinary seat belts does not work: Children whose stature is very different from that of adults cannot play a protective role when using ordinary seat belts. Even in the event of a car accident, it will cause fatal waist crush injury and neck, cheek and other crushing injuries.
So, after reading the above three points, are you still not willing to consider the safety of the baby at home? Therefore, for people with babies at home, child safety seats are essential.
Two: several key points for the correct use of child safety seats:
First of all, children weighing no more than 9kg should be installed in the reverse direction by facing backwards, and they need to use a special safety seat for babies, and they must be installed in the rear seat, not in the co-pilot;
Second, children over 9kg can face forward and ride in the safety seat, but pay attention to the safety belt must be tightened and not relaxed;
Third, when installing a child safety seat, be sure to tie it to the rear seat as tightly as possible until the safety seat is firmly fixed with a seat belt without shaking.
Finally, children over 4 years old and weighing more than 18kg can choose to use the booster cushion to cooperate with the safety belt, but it should be noted that during use, the safety belt should be ensured to pass diagonally across the chest so as not to oppress the child's neck.
