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Making a Difference: Car Seat Check for Safety
Drs. Joey Adashek and Paul Wilkes of Desert Perinatal Associates spend their days caring for and dispensing invaluable advice to women with child. Wanting to give equal attention to certain precautions once the baby is born, they’ve recently partnered up with Safe Kids Clark County, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of injury to children.
In the U.S., car crashes are the leading cause of death for kids under the age of 14. Research shows that the use of a properly installed car seat can reduce the risk of death by 71% for infants and 54% for children ages 1 to 4. Additional research shows that although 96% of parents believe they install and use their car seats correctly, nearly 73% of car seats are misused.
Starting in mid-April, the good doctors began sending “car seat prescriptions” home with new parents to spring load their campaign for child safety. With the help of Safe Kids Clark County, they’ll also be conducting car seat checks at Belly Bliss/Desert Perinatal Associates (5761 S. Fort Apache Rd.) on the 4th Saturday of each month from 9 a.m.-noon. The cost is $20, but you just can’t really put a price on the knowledge that your child is safe, can you? For more information, visit www.desertperinatalassociates.com or www.safekidsclarkcounty.org.
