Sreedevi Chitharanjan Kochi, Feb. 18 The tragic death of 10-month-old Alin Sherin Abraham, who became Kerala’s youngest organ donor, has sparked urgent calls from doctors, road safety experts, and child welfare advocates to make baby car seats mandatory across Kerala and the rest of India. Alan suffered fatal injuries following a road accident, highlighting a critical gap in child passenger safety. Medical experts say that the absence of proper child restraint systems, such as baby car seats, significantly increases the risk of severe injury or death among infants during collisions. Unlike adults, babies cannot protect themselves during sudden braking or crashes. Their neck muscles are weak, and their skulls are still developing. Without a proper car seat, infants are often held in arms or placed on laps—positions that offer little protection in an accident. “Even a minor collision at 40 km/h can cause catastrophic injury to an unrestrained infant,” said a pediatric trauma spe...