PULSE Magazine | October 2019 Issue

Community Relations

National Child Passenger Safety Week

When it comes to child safety, ATCEMS Injury Prevention’s goal is to ensure that all children are properly secured in an appropriate car seat or booster seat. A child’s age, weight, and height can all play a factor when determining proper safety harnesses, so it’s important to keep up-to-date with all current safety regulations and suggestions. Every day parents and caregivers drive young children to and from school, daycare, and around town in car seats and boosters. Yet nearly half of all car seats are installed incorrectly, which means your child may not be traveling as safely as possible.

During the week of September 15th the ATCEMS Injury Prevention team was out in the community checking and distributing car seats during Nation Child Passenger Safety Week with many of our partners. It was a successful week at keeping our children safe on the streets while riding in a vehicle. ATCEMS held events with partners in the following counties:

Burnet

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Travis x2

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Fayette

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Williamson x2

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Caldwell

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Blanco

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 8 car seat check events held across 6 Counties  138 car seats checked  96 car seats distributed In addition, 30 Child Passenger Safety Technicians received six Continuing Education hours via our CPS Update Class during this productive week.

Partners for events: Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis , Lockhart EMS , North Blanco County EMS , Marble Falls Area EMS , City of Burnet Fire Department, Fayette County EMS , Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service , Williamson County Emergency Services , St. David's Round Rock Medical Center , Leander Police Department , Hutto Police Department , Hutto Fire Rescue , & St. David's Medical Center

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