Alliance Mobile Health now offers car seat inspections

Installing and using car seats may seem simple enough, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 7 out of 10 parents do not properly install car seats, putting children at serious risk when involved in a car accident.

Alliance Mobile Health has a National Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician onsite and ready to inspect your car seat installation. Don’t take any chances when it comes to your child’s safety. The cost is completely free, so don’t delay.

To schedule a time to get your car seat checked

Contact:

Yvonne Pitris
Email: ypitris@alliancemobilehealth.org
Phone: 248-457-0344 ext. 223.

The facts:

• According to a study conducted by Chrysler, 96 percent of parents and caregivers believe their child safety seats are installed correctly.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research shows that seven out of 10 children are improperly restrained.
• Each year, an estimated 975 child occupants under 14 years old die as a result of a motor vehicle incident.
• Young children restrained in child safety seats have an 80 percent lower risk of fatal injury than those who are unrestrained.
• Child safety seats reduce fatal injury in passenger cars by 71 percent for infants less than 1 year old and by 54 percent for toddlers 1 to 4 years old.
• Booster seats have shown to reduce injury risk by 59 percent compared to safety belts alone for children 4 to 7 years old.

Michigan State Law requires that all children under 8 years old must be properly restrained in a car seat or booster seat. Children under 8, but over 4’9” in height may use the traditional vehicle seat belt.