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Being parents, we not only have to get ourselves out of the car in case of emergency, we also need to get our children out. And in a true emergency, we only have minutes, if not seconds to get out. If you have more than one child, and a seat
bealt is stuck, what then? That’s precious minutes ticking by that we have to figure out how to wiggle, jiggle, tug and pull our children out of their carseat/seatbelt.
I’ve never yet experience an emergency while my children are in the car with me, but I have thought about it many times. When I changed my son over to a convertible seat, the crotch button was hard to for me to undo. I had to press harder than my thumb was able to, and it got me a bit worried. What if I had to get him out in an emergency?
Another incident came to mind. While driving back from a vacation at the in-laws, my husband and I became witness to a rollover accident. I was driving at the time, and the SUV was right in front of me. It swerved a bit off the lane to the right, and then it swerved off to the left, and then an extreme right and it rolled over. The mom was driving, and we later found out that she fell asleep. She had her husband, 2 children under 8, a toddler, and an infant. Thank heavens they were all alright, with only minor scratches.
But what if the children’s belts were stuck?
I finally found an emergency tool that I’ve been looking for, the LifeHammer. It is used to break jammed windows – especially important should your car become submerged in water, and it has a blade on the other end to cut yourself out of a jammed seatbelt.
It’s a one piece tool. It is attached to a black holding case, that can be velcroed (use heavey duty velcro) to the your car. It is not advisable for this to be put loosely in the glove box or a console because should the car ever roll over, it will fall out of the glove box and you may not be able to find it after that. It should be affixed somewhere within arms reach of the driver.
What I like about the LifeHammer, is that it has no moving parts. I’ve bought an intricate set of emergency tools but after inspecting them, I ended up returning them. There is a spring that operates, and I was just not comfortable with it. What if I was under water and the spring jams? This is not something I want to take chances with.
If you live anywhere near a large body of water, I highly recommend it. And of course, I highly recommend it for parents. I have 3 precious little angels that I have to rescue should I face an automobile emergency, and I feel a lot better having this tool with me.
I bought mine LifeHammer at amazon.com. I bought a pack of 2, which cost me $29USD.
http://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Original-Emergency-Orange-2-Pack/dp/B000BMWXZM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/104-6702969-1940737?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1193917956&sr=1-3
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