Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental
Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health,
Indianapolis, IN, USA | Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of
Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA | Department of Public Health, Indiana University School
of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA | Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Indiana University Health, Methodist/Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana
University Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: Joseph O'Neil, MD, MPH, Developmental
Pediatrics, Room 1601, Riley Hospital for Children, 705 Barnhill Drive,
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Tel.: +1 317 944 4846; Fax: +1 317 948 0126; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Transporting children with special health care needs (CSHCN) may be
complex and require a multidisciplinary approach to improve a child's comfort
and safety. This review (adapted from the resource manual of the National
Center for the Safe Transportation of Children with Special Health Care Needs.)
will discuss the basic principles of child passenger safety for CSHCN,
including types of child occupant restraints, the use of child occupant
restraint devices (CRD) for selected CHSCN, and how to locate or, if needed,
develop programs to train child passenger safety technicians (CPST) to help
with safe transportation of CSHCN.
Keywords: Car safety seats, child passenger safety, transportation, injury prevention, children with special health care needs, motor vehicle transportation, transportation and safety
