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Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 259 / 626

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Los niños, durante los primeros años de vida:

Children in their first years of life:

  • ANo resultan nunca lesionados en los accidentes de tráfico.Are never injured in road accidents.
  • BSiempre sufren lesiones leves en los accidentes de tráfico porque tienen una capacidad de recuperación mayor que los adultos.Always suffer only minor injuries in road accidents, because they recover better than adults.
  • CPueden sufrir graves lesiones cervicales, entre otros motivos, porque aún no tienen completamente desarrollada la musculatura del cuello.Can suffer serious neck injuries, among other reasons because their neck muscles are not yet fully developed.
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  • CPueden sufrir graves lesiones cervicales, entre otros motivos, porque aún no tienen completamente desarrollada la musculatura del cuello.Can suffer serious neck injuries, among other reasons because their neck muscles are not yet fully developed.
Explanation

In the first years of life, a child's head is very large compared with the body and the neck muscles are not yet developed. So in a crash they can suffer serious neck injuries. That is why babies must travel in rear-facing child restraint systems.

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