There you are getting ready for the first day of school and you are loading your kid up in the car. Suddenly, he begins to whine that because he is now in (insert grade level) he DOES NOT need to ride in a booster seat. You, being the parent and in a usual rush say: […]
This is a very serious situation, so I will start it off with a Dad joke; why did the singles bar stop calling 911 for medical emergencies? They kept getting a pair a medics. Sorry, not sorry. I have been with Ada County Paramedics for almost 35 years. So the worst call type we can […]
What to expect at a car seat check?Before I became a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) I always thought a car seat check was pretty straight forward:Pull up car.Check car seat.Fix what is wrong.Drive Away.Boy was I wrong! While the basic outline is correct it is a little bit more detailed than just a ‘fix’. […]