HOW SEAT BELTS SAVES LIVES Part 2

HOW SEAT BELTS SAVES LIVES Part 2

Seat Belt Safety: Buckle Up Correctly: Getting the right fit is as important as wearing it. It’s a must to adjust your belt properly. The strap that goes across your lap should fit snugly over your hips and upper thigh area. If the belt rides up on the stomach, it could cause serious injuries in a crash, Shoulder belts should rest securely across your chest and shoulders between your breasts. Don’t ever let the strap fall across your neck or face and never place the strap under your arms or behind your back. Any one of these positions can cause serious injury.

Seat belt safety rules for infants and children 
children are not small adults — they need specialized protection in a moving vehicle. “Their skeletal structure is different. Age, height, and weight determine the safest way for a child to travel.

HOW SEAT BELTS SAVES LIVES Part 1

HOW SEAT BELTS SAVES LIVES Part 1

Do you tighten up your belt immediately you get in the car? Do your children have the right safety seats for their weight and age? If your answer is no, even just for once, you need to read on.

It's a fact that has been proved over time and again, on back roads and highways: A seat belt can save a life in a car accident. More than 15,000 lives are spared each year because drivers and their passengers were wearing seat belts when they were in accidents.

Seat Belt Safety in a five (5)-Way Protection 

1.    Keeps the occupants of the vehicle inside. 

People thrown from a vehicle are four times more likely to be killed than those who remain inside.

2.    Restrains the strongest parts of the body. 

Restraints are designed to contact your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips and shoulders, which is where the seat belt should be strapped

MOBILE PHONES HEALTH RISKS

MOBILE PHONES HEALTH RISKS

RISK OF MOBILE PHONES

This news report is based on a report by MobileWise, a UK charity aimed at raising awareness of mobile phone health issues. The report includes a narrative review of evidence into the risks of mobile phones to date. However, this review was not systematic and therefore may not show the complete picture. Furthermore, the researchers themselves acknowledge that the studies cited have limitations, the risks are still uncertain and no conclusions have been drawn.