Children in Ontario and across Canada have perhaps one of the best starts in life, growing up with a range of opportunities and facilities. However, in some unfortunate circumstances, accidents may happen, endangering the health and life of the child. If your child has been injured in an automobile accident in a child car seat related injury, contact an experienced car accident lawyer who has specific expertise and experience in this area of law.

Accidents are usually caused by another person’s fault or negligence. A personal injury attorney can assist injured victims and their families to file a personal injury claim for compensation.

Child Car Seat Safety

Motor-vehicle collisions are a major cause of child death in Canada. According to 2006 statistics, 16% of fatalities and 19% of injuries are caused by traffic collisions. Child car seats when used correctly can reduce risk of fatalities by 90% and injuries by 75%. There is insufficient awareness/knowledge about age and weight criteria for child car seat use, seat selection and graduation to age-appropriate seats. Using physical markers such as size/weight are more important than using age as a determinant while selecting the seat. Use of special seats for infants and toddlers, booster seats, seat-belts for older children etc are all regulated.

Children with special needs require slightly different configurations. Seating position is also important. Many products are available in the market that claim to enhance child car seat safety, but not all of them are useful or regulated. Car seats also have an expiry date.

When accidents happen and your child has been injured because of a defective or unsuitable child car seat, consult an experienced motor vehicle accident lawyer to begin the process of filing a personal injury claim.

Causes

• Not using the correct seat based on size/weight of the child
• Premature graduation
• Insufficient tightening of seat/harness
• Chest-clip not at armpit level
• Incorrect anchoring of tethering straps
• Placement of rear-facing seat in front of airbag
• Incorrect angle
• Failure to use locking clip
• Using second-hand products
• Design/manufacturing flaws
• Not registering for product-warnings or recalls
• Bulky winter clothing suffocating child

Types of Injuries

Rollover crashes are almost always fatal to child passengers. Other types of motor-vehicle collisions cause a variety of injuries including wounds, cuts, lacerations and bruises. Airbag burns, impact injuries, broken/fractured bones, contusions, head, thoracic and spinal injuries are some of the common injuries suffered by both restrained and unrestrained children in car accidents. The abdomen, face and limbs are other vulnerable areas. The child may experience severe psychological and emotional disturbances following an accident. Our personal injury law firm can assist you with getting the best medical attention for your injured child.

How We Can Assist 

Injury outcomes in children can be much worse than those in adults. Head injuries in children can lead to long-term neuro-psychological problems, disability or other kinds of disturbances. Injuries to the language areas of the brain may become apparent only when the child starts schooling. Our disability claims lawyer can assist parents to receive compensation from those responsible for the accident.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)