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California Law dictates that as of January, 2002, children must be restrained in a child restraint, while being transported in a motor vehicle, until they are 6 years of age or 60 pounds. Get in the habit by placing children under 4 years of age in a child safety seat, and if 40 pounds, in booster seats every time they ride in a car.
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Your child may be ready for adult seat belts when they meet the following criteria:
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Does the child sit with hips all the way back against the auto seat? |
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Do the child’s knees bend comfortably at the edge of the auto seat? |
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Is the lap belt on the top part of the thighs? |
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Is the shoulder belt centered on the shoulder and chest? |
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Can the child stay seated in this position for the duration of the trip? |
If the child does not meet ANY of these tests, they should be riding in a booster seat or a safety seat appropriate to their age.
Why Use Booster Seats on Children over 40 pounds?
Without Booster seats, adult seat belts would not fit properly, and would not provide a safe environment for the child.
What are the Proper Restraints for children riding in a motor vehicle? The proper restraint is related to the child’s age.
These restraints include:
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Infant Safety Seats |
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Child Safety Seats |
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Child Boosters Seats, and |
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Properly Used Safety Belts. |
In addition, they must be properly installed and used appropriately, (see manufacturer’s instruction, or ask our Public Health Nurse or a CHR).
Generally, Infants should ride in rear-facing child safety seats until they weigh 20 lbs and are one year old. Again, never place a rear-facing child safety seat in front of an air bag. Toddlers and preschoolers aged 1-4 years should ride in a forward-facing child safety seat until they weigh 40 pounds (usually around age four).
• Children ages 4 to 8 (about 40 to 80 pounds) should be in a car booster seat and restrained with lap/shoulder belt every time they ride.
• A new law requires children through age six or weighing less than 60 pounds to ride in booster seats.
For more information contact the Karuk Tribal Health Program’s Outreach Department.
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Bleeding Wounds
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The best way to control bleeding is with direct pressure over the site of the wound.
Avoid contact with the person’s blood.
Apply firm, steady and direct pressure for five to fifteen minutes.
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If bleeding continues, check to make sure the pressure is directly over the bleeding site. Reposition pressure or add bandages as needed. Do not remove blood-soaked dressings.
Poisoning
Small children are at greatest risk. Keep glue, cosmetics, detergents, bleach, cleaning solutions, lye, paints, turpentine, kerosene, gasoline, alcohol, aspirin and other medications out of their reach.
If a child has swallowed (or you suspect has swallowed) something that may be a poison, call 911.
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If the poison victim is conscious:
Do not give counter-agents unless directed by poison control or a doctor.
Do not follow directions for neutralizing poisons found on the container unless directed by a poison control technician.
Dilute the poison by giving moderate amounts of water if directed by poison control.
Choking
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For a person who cannot speak, breathe or cough, have someone call 911 and take the following action:
1. Stand behind the person, place the thumb side of a fist against the abdomen, just above the navel and below the ribs.
2. Grab your fist with the other hand, and give sharp inward and upward thrusts until the object is expelled.
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If the victim is in distress, call 911 at once - do not hang up.
Let the emergency person end the call.
If the person is not breathing, call 911 or get someone else to call.
Begin Rescue Breathing.
Rescue Breathing
• Open the airway by placing one hand on the forehead and two fingers of the other hand on the chin. Tilt the head backwards.
• Look for the chest to rise, listen and feel for air by placing your ear next to the person’s mouth and looking at the chest.
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• If the person is not breathing, pinch the nostrils closed, cover the person’s mouth with your mouth, and blow in until the chest rises.
• If you hear air escaping and see the chest fall, rescue breathing is working. Continue until help arrives (one breath every five seconds).
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• Check for a pulse at the neck. If no pulse, start CPR.
(CPR is a way of forcing the heart to continue pumping blood through the lungs and out to the rest of the body, carrying oxygen where it is needed. You can learn CPR by taking a class through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association).
If you are alone, take care of life-threatening situations first, then seek help immediately. If several people are available, one should go for help while others give first aid.
Do not leave people who need urgent care!
Call for help - Dial 911
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In case of emergency (such as an injury with broken bones, bleeding that cannot be stopped, inability to get your breath, unconsciousness, a fever of 105 degrees or more, a child with convulsions or a suspected heart attack), call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.
Yreka Karuk Tribal Health Clinic
530-842-9200 (or 800-371-8080 in Siskiyou County)
for appointments and all departments
Fax 530-842-9217
Happy Camp Health Services Karuk Clinic
530-493-5257 for appointments
Fax 530-493-5270
Happy Camp Dental and Outreach Clinic
530-493-2201 for appointments
Fax 530-493-5364
Orleans Karuk Tribal Health Clinic
530-627-3452 for appointments
Fax 530-627-3445
Willow Creek Family Health Center
530-629-3111
Siskiyou County Hospital Services
Fairchild Medical Center 530-842-4121
Humboldt County Hospital Services
St. Joseph Hospital 707-445-8121
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