Air-bag-associated fatal injuries to infants and children riding in front pasenger seats

Special precautions are needed to safely transport children in vehicles equipped with passenger-side air bags. To prevent air-bag-associated injuries, (1) all infants and children should be properly restrained in child safety seats or lap and shoulder belts when riding in a motor vehicle; (2) infants riding in rear-facing child safety seats should never be placed in the fronnt seat of a car or truck with a passenger-side air bag; and (3) children should ride in a car's rear seat. If a vehicle does not have a rear seat, children riding in the front seat should be positioned as far back as possible from an air bag.