PLACING CHILD IN CHILD RESTRAINT (continued)
1 | Place child in child restraint with child’s 5 | A rolled towel can be used on each side | |
| back flat against back of child restraint. | to support small children (fig. b). Be | |
2 | Place harness straps over child’s | sure towels do not interfere with harness | |
system. Towels should NOT be placed | |||
| shoulders and insert tongue(s) into | ||
| under child. | ||
| buckle. | ||
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| Pull up on tongue(s) to be sure they are |
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| locked. |
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3 | Close harness tie: |
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| Position harness tie at arm pit level. |
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4Adjust harness straps to be snug. A snug strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a relatively straight line without sagging. It does not press on the child’s flesh or push the child’s body into an unnatural position. (fig. a)
Check that harness straps on chest and thighs are snug.
