Mod10 January 2015
Transcript of Mod10 January 2015
National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program
Module 10
Children in Booster Seats & Seat Belts
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Module 10 Objectives
• Identify how booster seats protect children.
• Differentiate between types of booster seats.
• Install a booster seat.
• Explain recommendations for children in seat belts.
• Explain best practices about booster seats and seat
belts to caregivers.
Belt-Positioning Booster Seats
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• Use the term “belt-positioning
booster seat” when working
with caregivers. This helps
emphasize how lap-and-
shoulder belts keep booster
seats in place and keep
children safe.
• In this module, we will use
“booster seats.”
Reference TG
page 10-1.
How Booster Seats Protect
Children
• Are a middle step between a car seat with a harness
and a seat belt
• Raise and position a child so vehicle’s lap-and-
shoulder belt fit properly over stronger parts of
child’s body
• Keeps lap belt from causing injury to child's
abdomen and keeps shoulder belt in proper position
to give child upper body protection
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Booster Seat Vs. Lap BeltCourtesy of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Booster Seat Vs. Lap-and-Shoulder BeltCourtesy of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
High-Back Booster Seats
• Recommended for
vehicles that have a low
seat back or do not have
a head restraint
• Provide head, neck, and
back support
• Fit over the shoulders
and hips like adult in
seat belt
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Combination Car Seats Convert Into
High-Back Booster Seats
• Harness can be stored
after removal and seat
can be used as a high-
back booster
• Carefully follow
manufacturer instructions
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Backless Booster Seats
• Child uses vehicle’s
seat back or built-in
head restraint for head,
neck, and back support
• Use only with a lap-
and-shoulder belt in a
vehicle seating position
with head restraints
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Install a Booster Seat
Practice Activity
Install a Booster Seat
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Key Questions to Answer
Related to Booster Seats
• What are the height and weight of the child?
• What are the height and weight limits of the
booster seat?
• Should the booster seat be used with a vehicle
head restraint?
• Are the child’s ears above the back of the vehicle
seat (in a backless booster seat) or top of the head
restraint (in a high-back booster seat)?
• Do the child’s knees bend comfortably so the child
does not slouch?
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Recommendations for Children in
Seat Belts
Is the child:
• Tall enough to sit without slouching?
• Able to keep his or her back against the vehicle seat?
• Able to keep his or her knees naturally bent over the
edge of the vehicle seat?
• Able to keep his or her feet flat on the floor?
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Beyond Booster Seats
Adults Are Important Role Models
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Seat Belt Errors & Consequences
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Seat Belt Errors & Consequences (continued)
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Seat Belt Errors & Consequences (continued)
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Seat Belt Errors & Consequences (continued)
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Seat Belt Errors & Consequences (continued)
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Seat Belt Syndrome
• Injuries that result when
occupants only wear a
lap belt in collisions
involving only the front
of a vehicle
• Usually result when the
occupant’s body folds in
half over the lap belt
during a collision
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Key Questions to Answer
Related to Seat Belts
Is the child:
• Tall enough to sit without slouching?
• Able to keep his or her knees naturally bent over the
edge of the vehicle seat?
• Able to sit all the way back against the vehicle seat?
• Able to keep his or her feet flat on the floor?
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Key Questions to Answer
Related to Seat Belts (continued)
Is the child:
• Sitting with the shoulder belt crossing the shoulder
between the neck and the arm?
• Sitting with the lap belt as low as possible, touching
his or her thighs?
• Able to stay seated this way for the whole trip?
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Progress Check
Write your answers for the caregiver in the TG:
Scenario: “My child has used a seat belt since he was 4
years old. What should I do now that he is 6 years
old?”
1. What is the proper seat belt use for this situation?
2. When can a child move to a seat belt?
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