Sidra Medical and Research Center’s (Sidra) health promotion team has launched a car seat safety awareness campaign at the Sidra outpatient clinic. The team partnered with Kulluna, a health and safety programme, launched by HMC and ConocoPhillips, to offer parents advice and guidance on how to properly use their child’s car seat.
The team also helped them install car seats and conducted child safety seat checks. There are currently eight health promoters at Sidra who have been certified as child passenger safety technicians.
Fatima al-Muhamadi, a Sidra health promoter, said, “Child car seat safety should be the first thing that all parents need to consider when travelling with their child. There is a high percentage of car seats that are not used or installed correctly. This even applies to child restraints and seat belts. We urge parents to make use of this service by Kulluna. Installing a car seat properly and following some key safety rules can go a long way towards saving a child’s life.”