November 6, 2008 Regions Hospital hosts car seat clinic at Oakdale Fire Station Learn how to buckle-in your child the correct way for free St. Paul, Minn., - Regions Hospital, in partnership with the Oakdale Fire Department, will host a car seat clinic to promote child passenger safety. During the clinic, Regions technicians will inspect the car seat, provide installation tips and check the car seat for any manufacturer recalls. In addition, information will be provided on how to transport older children. Most older children cannot properly or safely use adult seat belts found in most cars. What: Car seat clinic, instructing how to correctly install car seats and promoting child passenger safety. When: Nov. 13, 2008, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Where: Oakdale Fire Station, 5000 Hadley Ave, Oakdale Who: Open to the public by appointment. Call 651-254-5057 to reserve a time spot. Available for interviews: Diana Van Wormer, RN, Regions Hospital Why: More than 70 percent of child safety seats are improperly installed, according to a Safe Kids USA® study. Correctly used child safety seats decrease the risk of death by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers. About Regions Hospital Regions Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin for more than 130 years. Regions is a private, non-profit hospital providing outstanding care in womens health, heart, cancer, surgery, orthopaedics, neurosciences, burn, emergency care and more. Regions is part of the HealthPartners family of care. Additional information is available at regionshospital.com. Contact: Alecia Puppe 952-883-5305 Alecia.M.Puppe@HealthPartners.com (651) 629-0411 pager |
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