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Forward Facing vs Rear Facing Child Restraint Car Seat: All You Need to Know

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Choosing between a forward-facing or rear-facing child restraint car seat can be daunting. This comprehensive guide explores both types' regulations, benefits, challenges, and the science behind rear-facing seats. Discover why rear-facing seats are considered safer and how they protect children in a collision.
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Force Distribution in a Frontal Accident for Forward and Rear Facing Child Seats

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In high-speed frontal collisions, children in forward-facing seats are thrown forcefully until restrained by the harness. Rear-facing seats spread the deceleration load across the shell, minimising head and neck concentration and reducing serious injury risk. This image is linked to the full forward vs. rear-facing child seat article.
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Children Are Not Small Adults: Injury Prevention using Rear Facing Child Seats

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Pioneering work by Burdia and his team in 1969 coined the term 'children are not small adults', identifying underdeveloped areas in children's bodies. This research laid the foundation for understanding the importance of rear-facing child seats in preventing injuries.
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Forward and Rear Facing Child Seat with Head Protection

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The protective qualities of forward and rear-facing child seats can be compared to a parent cradling a child's head. In an accident, a child's head in a rear-facing seat moves into the parent's hand, providing crucial cushioning. In contrast, the head moves away from protection in a forward-facing seat.
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Growth/Proportional Changes in Body Segments with Age: Baby to Adult

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Children are not young adults—their heads are proportionally larger and heavier than adults, with different face-brain proportions resulting in a higher centre of gravity. A child's head represents 25% of their body weight; if an adult's head had the same proportions, it would weigh an astonishing 20kg.

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