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Accidents While Traveling With ChildrenAccidents while traveling with childrenVEHICLE-RELATED ACCIDENTSVehicle-related accidents while traveing are the leading cause of death in children who travel. While traveling with children in automobiles and other vehicles, children weighing less than 40 pounds should be restrained in age-appropriate car seats or booster seats. These seats often must be carried from home, since availability of well-maintained and approved seats may be limited abroad. In general, children are safest traveling in the rear seat; no one should ever travel in the bed of a pick-up truck. Families should be counseled that many developing countries have cars without rear seatbelts. DROWNING AND WATER-RELATED ILLNESS AND INJURIESThe second leading cause of death of accidents while traveling with children is drowning; close supervision is essential. Appropriate water safety devices such as life vests may not be available abroad, and families should consider bringing these from home. A variety of diarrheal and parasitic illnesses can be transmitted by swallowing even small amounts of fecally contaminated water, and other infections, such as schistosomiasis, result from skin contact with contaminated water. Thus, while traveling in schistosomiasis-endemic areas, children should not swim in fresh, unchlorinated water and should be carefully supervised while being washed in a bathtub. Protective footwear is important to avoid injury in many marine environments. OTHER INJURIESWhen traveling with children conditions at hotels and other lodging may not be as safe as those in the United States and accommodations should be carefully inspected for exposed wiring, pest poisons, paint chips, or inadequate stairway or balcony railings. SOURCE: US Department of Human Health and Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Visit the Babies Travel Lite Travel Guide for more helpful travel tips and other useful travel information.
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