ILLINOIS (WAND) – Children involved in car crashes can be easily identified and cared for with an identification program.
People can learn about how to get what are called “CHAD” stickers, which are placed on the car seats of small children or bicycles, here. The idea is to make sure a child who has the sticker can be identified quickly so they can receive urgent medical care faster.
The “Buckle Up Illinois” website says 13-month-old Chad Wright, who was buckled into his seat belt correctly, had his post-crash hospital care delayed because doctors couldn’t identify him. It says the child’s aunt was an emergency room nurse and was able contact his parents for treatment consent. The sticker system was then created in 1992.
The program has impacted families across the United States with over 100,000 stickers distributed across 40 states. They are free and should go on the car seat’s plastic shell in a place that’s out of view to protect privacy. The website says first responders are trained to look for the stickers.
The Piatt County Sheriff’s Office put up a Facebook post saying people can come in during business hours, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., to request a sticker.
