Permanent car seat safety inspect site set up at Parkview Whitley Hospital
Parkview Whitley Hospital is promoting a child-passenger-safety public service geared to protect Hoosier children’s lives on the nation’s highways.
The hospital has established a permanent child safety-seat inspection station during normal business hours. The permanent inspection station is staffed by Parkview Whitley Hospital nursing unit assistant Kelly Jefferson, who is nationally certified as a child passenger safety technician. Jefferson inspects car seats and instructs families how to properly secure them in their vehicles.
Statistics show that at least four out of five car seats are used incorrectly. Improper use of a child safety seat can lead to severe injury and/or death. Parents and caregivers may call Parkview Whitley Hospital’s safety technician at 609-8099 to schedule an appointment to have a car-seat installation checked. Also, adults will be provided materials and instructions on proper child-passenger safety and car-seat installation.
The Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving funds the program, with technical support provided by the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of medicine.
For more information, call toll free, (800) KID N CAR, or visit the program’s website at www.preventinjury.org.
The hospital has established a permanent child safety-seat inspection station during normal business hours. The permanent inspection station is staffed by Parkview Whitley Hospital nursing unit assistant Kelly Jefferson, who is nationally certified as a child passenger safety technician. Jefferson inspects car seats and instructs families how to properly secure them in their vehicles.
Statistics show that at least four out of five car seats are used incorrectly. Improper use of a child safety seat can lead to severe injury and/or death. Parents and caregivers may call Parkview Whitley Hospital’s safety technician at 609-8099 to schedule an appointment to have a car-seat installation checked. Also, adults will be provided materials and instructions on proper child-passenger safety and car-seat installation.
The Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving funds the program, with technical support provided by the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of medicine.
For more information, call toll free, (800) KID N CAR, or visit the program’s website at www.preventinjury.org.