Palliative care teams of doctors, nurses, and social workers provide patients and families with the information they need to make painful choices, including decisions to avoid overly invasive care. What patients and their families want is for doctors to be clearer and more realistic about whatâs going on.
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Maryland KISS Program Protect your children as they ride! The back seat is the safest. Children under 13 years old should ride in the back seat. * âChild restraintâ includes car seats, booster seats, or other federally approved safety devices. Marylandâs Child Passenger Safety Law
That's why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration now recommends that all children who have outgrown their car seat continue to ride in a booster seat until: 1  They're at least 8 years old AND 4 feet 9 inches tall. 2  They have outgrown the manufacturer's height and weight recommendations for their booster seat. Your child is ready to use a regular seat belt only when she can keep her back against the car seat, her knees naturally bend over the edge of the car seat, and her feet stay flat on the floor of the car. Keep in mind that strapping your child into a booster seat is probably the law in your state. Forty-eight states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico require booster seats for children. Check out this map from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to find out the requirements in your state.