Pediatric car seat rules: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:38, 22 January 2017

Age	Type of Car Seat	Position	Comments
<2 years old	Infant-only or convertible car seat	Back seat, rear-facing	If child height or weight > seat limit (usually ~40-65lbs), go to next age up
2-8 years old	Convertible or combination car seat	Back seat, forward-facing	If child height or weight > seat limit, go to next age up
8-12 years old	Booster seat	Back seat, forward-facing	If child height or weight > seat limit (usually 4' 9"), go to next age up
12-13 years old	Lap and shoulder seat belt	Front or back seat, forward-facing

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-*Rear Facing
+{{Pediatric car seat rules}}
-**>=2 years, OR
-**Maximum weight for car seat (~40-65lbs)
-*Forward facing
-**>= 4 years, OR
-**Maximum weight for car seat (~65-80lbs)
-*Booster & rear seat
-**>=4'9" height, OR
-**8-12 years
-*Front seat
-**>=13 years
+==See Also==
-{| {{table}}
+*[[Trauma (peds)]]
-| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Age'''
-| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type of Car Seat'''
-| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Position'''
-| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Comments'''
-|-
-| <2 years old||Infant-only or convertible car seat||Back seat, rear-facing||If child height or weight > seat limit, go to next weight up
-|-
-| 2-8 years old||Convertible or combination car seat||Back seat, forward-facing||If child height or weight > seat limit, go to next weight up
-|-
-| 8-12 years old||Booster seat||Back seat||If child height or weight > seat limit (usually 4' 9"), go to next weight up
-|-
-| 12-13 years old||Lap and shoulder seat belt||Front or back seat||
-|}
 ==References==
 <references/>
-AAP 2011. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2011/03/21/peds.2011-0213.full.pdf
 [[Category:Pediatrics]]
 [[Category:Trauma]]