Health Tip: Using Car Seats

Make sure your child is properly restrained

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(HealthDay News) -- Car seats can protect children in the event of an accident, but only if they are used properly.

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Here are some tips on how to make sure you are using your child's car seat correctly, courtesy of the American Academy of Pediatrics:

• Always put your child in a car seat, starting with the baby's first ride home from the hospital.
• Install the car seat in the automobile's back seat, never in the front where there's an airbag.
• Always read the seat's instructions, including how to install it, and how to attach and detach the seat and base.
• Keep the instructions and owner's manual as long as you have the seat, in case you need them.

-- Diana Kohnle