Although it is possible for an injury to be caused by a car seat, statistics show that children who are buckled up are significantly less likely to suffer fatal injuries than those who are unrestrained. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 43 percent of children ages 8 to 12 who died in car accidents were not buckled up. While the straps of a car seat itself can result in injuries such as bruising or broken bones in a car accident, using a car seat is still significantly safer than having an unrestrained child passenger.