SAFE KIDS - Free Car Seat Safety Checks
Is your car safety seat installed correctly? If not, you are like most parents. More than 90 percent of car seats checked in Sacramento last year were installed improperly. Having your child in a properly installed car seat reduces his/her risk of death or serious injury by 70 percent.
Come to a car seat check and learn how to install your child’s seat properly. Seats are checked for recalls and proper fit for your child by certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians. Services are offered two days per month at Mercy San Juan Medical Center and two days per month at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento. Dates and times vary.
Car seat safety checks are free. Services also offered in Russian, Spanish and Hmong.
Appointment is required. Call (916) 864-5779.
Summer hours
During the summer months, car seat checks are offered three times a month at Mercy San Juan Medical Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are requested. Call (916) 864-5779 to schedule a date and time. Walk-ins are accepted on a space-available basis. Low-income families who would like to receive a free car seat may call for more information about the process.
For more detailed information about car seats, visit:
http://www.usa.safekids.org/skbu/cps/index.html
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov - click on Child Passenger Safety under Quick Clicks
