krfogle88
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My sister was driving to take my niece to the dentist this morning and when she went around a sharp turn there was a boy walking in the road, to try and not hit him she swerved and hit another SUV (she drove a Saturn Vue, I believe '04) head on. She was not wearing her seat belt, despite my repeated attempts at telling her to and was flown to our nearest trauma bay. She had multiple open head injury, broken hand, and a major laceration on her calf that took a long time to close and get the bleeding under control. She spent nearly 3 hours in the Trauma bay getting sewn up and examined.
While my grandmother and I were waiting in the Trauma bay waiting area the patient rep came was talking to us and her car seat knowledge was awesome! She was asking questions and reminding us that the car seat needed to be discarded of and how Breanna should be still in a 5-point harness.
My niece was in a Graco Turbobooster and only received what I call "brush burn" on her upper thighs were her car seat rubbed. It's truly amazing how she did not get more injuries. It was very traumatic for her as my sister was taken in a separate ambulance to be flown out and she was taken all alone in another ambulance to go to the local hospital where my mom works. My mom met the ambulance there and was able to calm her down. Her first words were "I told mommy to wear her seat belt now she's bleeding and I'm scared." She was examined and then released within a hour.
My sister will probably be in the hospital for 3 more days. The man in the other car is absolutely okay as he was wearing his seat belt. The pedestrian my sister swerved to miss was kind enough to rush to try and calm my niece down since she was very upset.
It was a very emotional day as I was scared for my sister and my heart was aching for my niece who just experienced this horrible crash. I am truly amazed though at how well the Graco Turbobooster contained her and how it did in the accident.
I can't stress enough to my sister though how crucial it is for her to wear her seat belt. I hope she will learn from this. It could have turned out MUCH differently and someone was definitely looking over her and my niece today.
While my grandmother and I were waiting in the Trauma bay waiting area the patient rep came was talking to us and her car seat knowledge was awesome! She was asking questions and reminding us that the car seat needed to be discarded of and how Breanna should be still in a 5-point harness.
My niece was in a Graco Turbobooster and only received what I call "brush burn" on her upper thighs were her car seat rubbed. It's truly amazing how she did not get more injuries. It was very traumatic for her as my sister was taken in a separate ambulance to be flown out and she was taken all alone in another ambulance to go to the local hospital where my mom works. My mom met the ambulance there and was able to calm her down. Her first words were "I told mommy to wear her seat belt now she's bleeding and I'm scared." She was examined and then released within a hour.
My sister will probably be in the hospital for 3 more days. The man in the other car is absolutely okay as he was wearing his seat belt. The pedestrian my sister swerved to miss was kind enough to rush to try and calm my niece down since she was very upset.
It was a very emotional day as I was scared for my sister and my heart was aching for my niece who just experienced this horrible crash. I am truly amazed though at how well the Graco Turbobooster contained her and how it did in the accident.
I can't stress enough to my sister though how crucial it is for her to wear her seat belt. I hope she will learn from this. It could have turned out MUCH differently and someone was definitely looking over her and my niece today.