Hip Femur Surgery Car Seat

Hip Femur Surgery Car Seat

A hip or femur car seat is used for a child in a hip brace or a hip spica body cast. Learn how to use this car seat after hip or femur surgery.
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This car seat is designed for transporting a child in a hip abduction brace or hip spica body cast. Since your child cannot use your regular car seat at this time, this car seat will help keep your child safe.

The use of car seats, booster seats, and seat belts is required by law.

This car seat has been crash tested and meets the federal motor vehicle safety standards. It also complies with the state law.

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How do I use the hip/femur surgery car seat?

This teaching sheet does not take place of the car seat manual. See the car seat manual for step-by-step instructions for the seat. Refer to the car’s owner’s manual for seat belt instructions.

  • The hip/femur surgery seat can be used both rear-facing and forward facing.
  • The sides of the seat are lower to fit legs that are casted or in a brace.
  • The hip/femur surgery seat comes with a wedge for positioning. The wedges help the harness straps fit snug to a child’s body.
  • The car seat educator will teach you how to use the wedge if your child needs to have one.

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How can I learn more?

Each car seat should have two QR codes that will take you to a short video about how to put the child in the seat and the seat into the car. Point your phone’s camera at the correct code and it will send you to the video to watch. The car seat educator will show you which video to watch.

There are two QR codes on every car seat

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Call your child’s doctor, nurse, or clinic if you have any concerns or if your child has special health care needs not covered by this information.

Draft Number: 1857Revision Date: January 1, 2023

This content was created to help you care for your child and/or family member. It does not take the place of medical care. Talk with your healthcare provider for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.