@tinyheartseducation: DO NOT REMOVE YOUR CHILD FROM THEIR CAR SEAT! This advice helped a mama who was in a car accident recently with her 2 and 4 year old children. ‘The ambos asked how I knew to leave them in their seats, and I told them Tiny Hearts”. The impact of a car accident can be significant on a little body. Serious spinal injuries and internal bleeding can be hard to recognise from the outside. Any accident that is above >60km/ph, or that causes significant damage to the car, where people are injured, or you have a child in the car - you should call 000 🚑 Paramedics are trained to assess the speed, type of impact and possible injuries in the accident. So if paramedics are on the way, here are your options: ✅If possible, leave the child in the car seat, do not remove and wait for paramedics’ instructions ⁉️If you need to remove your child from the car due to danger i.e. traffic hazard, unclip and remove the entire car seat with the child still in harness or use sheets to cut the straps (after a car accident, most car seats need replacing) 🚨If the situation is time-critical, i.e. car is smoking, or your child is reading CPR or airway management or maybe is just thrashing around and potentially causing more harm, remove the child from the car seat carefully. If conscious, hold them still against your body until paramedics arrive. A paramedic can not spinally clear a child. This means if the speed was above 60km, your child will be transported to the hospital for further assessment. Keeping your child still and calm in a situation where a potential spinal injury or internal injuries have occurred can be life-saving.

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Saturday 14 June 2025 10:25:24 GMT