Whats New in Saskatchewan

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Whats New in Saskatchewan

• Travis Holeha
• Child Traffic Safety Coordinator
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
• Shaun Jenkins
• Child Injury Prevention Program
• Coordinator
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute

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Best Practice for Forward Facing

• Child must be
• At least 1 year old
• At least 10 kg (22 lb)
• ABLE TO WALK

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Recommendation based on

• Statement released by the Canadian Paediatric
  Society (CPS) that outlines their current
  recommendations on child passenger safety based
  on provincial legislation and peer-review
  literature
• Includes verbal communication from Transport
  Canada

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Handle Position

• Used to advise parents to have the handle of an
  infant-only seat in the down position while in
  the vehicle
• Now .. It Depends
• New Graco, Chicco, Maxi-Cosi seats allow the
  handle to be up
• The Combi seat must have the handle up

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Graco Instructions

• Rotate handle until it clicks into any of the 4
  positions
• Position A MUST be used when carrying by handle,
• Position B, C are convenience positions,
• Position D is the sitting position,
• NEVER use position B in the vehicle.

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Handle Position

• What is best practice?
• Best practice is to always follow the
  manufacturers instructions.
• When given the option for the position of the
  handle, the final decision is always left to the
  parents.

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UAS Upper Weight Limit

• Some of the child seat manuals have added in
  upper weight limit information for the UAS
  (LATCH) anchors on their seats.
• The vehicle instructions may also have an upper
  weight limit for using the lower UAS anchors.
• Always refer to the manufacturers instructions.
  Read the manuals for the vehicle and the child
  seat.
• Follow the instructions for whichever weight
  limit is reached first.

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UAS Upper Weight Limit

• For example, if you have a forward-facing seat
  that goes up to 65 lbs and your vehicle specifies
  that the maximum weight for using the lower UAS
  is 40 lbs, then you cannot use the UAS anchors
  after the child reaches 40 lbs. and must use the
  seat belt to secure the seat.

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Note 1 I Infant I/C Infant and Child B
Booster C/B Child and Booster I/C/B Infant,
Child and Booster Note 2 Starting in 2008 for
Booster Cushions
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New Resources

• Updated resources from the Saskatchewan
  Prevention Institute
• Poster from SGI
• Transporting Infants and Children with Special
  Needs in Personal Vehicles A Best Practices
  Guide for Healthcare Practitioners
• http//www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/TP14772/pdf/tp14
  772e.pdf

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Clinics and Check Sheets

• The Saskatchewan Safety Council is no longer
  organizing car seat clinics.
• If you are holding a car seat clinic or want to
  send in check sheets, the contact is
• Travis Holeha
• Child Traffic Safety Coordinator
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email tholeha_at_preventioninstitute.sk.ca
• Mailing Address 1319 Colony Street Saskatoon,
  SK S7N 2Z1

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What is new in your community?

• Discussion