Abstract
On March 21, 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a new policy and recommendation advising parents to keep children rear facing up to age 2 years or until they reach the highest weight and height limits allowed by the car seat manufacturers. 1 American Association of Pediatrics AAP updates recommendations on car seats. http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/carseat2011.htmDate: 2011 Google Scholar The change in recommendation reflects scientific evidence that children are safer in rear-facing car seats. Children aged under 2 years are 75% less likely to die or be seriously injured in a crash if they are riding rear facing regardless of the direction of the crash. 2 Henary B Sherwood CP Crandall JR Car seats for children: rear facing for best protection. Inj Prev. 2007; 13: 398-402 Crossref PubMed Scopus (78) Google Scholar The “age 2” recommendation is not associated with a deadline; rather, it is provided as a guideline to help parents decide when to make the transition to forward-facing car seat placement. 3 Durbin D Committee on Injury Prevention, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Child passenger safety. Pediatrics. 2011; 127 (Accessed April 7, 2011): e1050-e1066http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;127/4/e1050.pdf Crossref PubMed Scopus (93) Google Scholar Thelma Kuska, Member, Illinois State Council, ENA, is a retired Highway Safety Specialist/Regional Program Manager, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Matteson, IL.
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