1. Resources
Updated 4/15/2019

2. Resources
National Center for the Safe Transportation of Children with Special Healthcare Needs:
preventinjury.pediatrics.iu.org
LATCH Manual from Safe Ride News
Let students know that there is a more complete list of resources in the Appendices of their participant manual.
Emphasize that the LATCH manual is an excellent resource for information on installing some specialized restraints. It also contains information about whether or not a large medical seat can be tethered to a back seat belt in specific vehicles.
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3. Resources Facebook page
Marsha French at to request invitation to join group
Must have Facebook account
This Facebook page replaced the special needs Listserv managed by the National Center.
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4. Database of instructors at preventinjury.pediatrics.iu.org
Resources
Database of instructors at preventinjury.pediatrics.iu.org
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5. Requirements for Instructor Candidates
Certified child passenger safety technician or instructor
Successfully complete entire training
Must be done within 3 years of applying
Minimum of a year’s current employment in a position that requires hands-on special needs transportation evaluations; preferably health care professional
Letters of reference
Submit application for approval to National Center
Co-teach with instructor from National Center
If the IC is a CPST instructor, only three letters are required. Otherwise, the applicant must provide four letters of recommendation.
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6. Resources
Special needs techs who have successfully completed the course and signed a release are found at
After a class is completed, instructors send signed releases and other course documents to the National Center. Information is, in turn, forwarded to Safe Kids U.S.A. so that technician profiles can have Special Needs added as an extra training. Technicians must successfully complete the course and provide a signed release in order to have the special needs course added to their profile.
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7. National Center Brochure
Order or download free copies from preventinjury.pediatrics.iu.org
Opens into poster of restraints
The National Center for the Safe Transportation of Children with Special Healthcare Needs will provide instructors with a sample packet of brochures it has developed for all class participants. Call for information.
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9. Brochures Order from preventinjury.pediatrics.iu.org
25 color brochures for $10
Download for free from preventinjury.pediatrics.iu.org
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10. Wheelchairs How to find crash-tested wheelchairs and seating systems:
safety.umtri.umich.edu/cra sh-tested-product- lists/wheelchairs
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11. Wheelchairs Ride Safe brochure Information for families
Available online
Spanish and French versions available
Information for families
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12. Wheelchairs
Guidelines for Use of Secondary Postural Support Devices by Wheelchair Users During Travel in Motor Vehicles
iles/RERC%20Guideline%20for%20use%20of%20postural%2 0support%20devices%20in%20vehicles.pdf
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13. School Bus NHTSA bus training for CPST, classes listed at:
The School Bus Safety Handbook by Safe Ride News
CPS for School Bus listserv
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14. Air Travel
FAA resource guide related to transporting children with special healthcare needs (highlights policies, lists approved devices, and discusses how to seek exemptions for travel)
Resource-Guide-Use-of-Restraint- Systems-on-Air
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15. Adapted Vehicles Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
Search for adapted vehicles
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16. “Crash Protection for Children in Ambulances”
Summary of research of child restraints on ambulance cot
Recommendations:
Convertible car seat for children lbs, installed using rear and forward belt paths
Car bed for children 5-20 lbs who must lie down, installed using two sets of belt loops
Research conducted by the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
Recommendations were published by Bull et al (2001) entitled: “Crash Protection for Children in Ambulances”, 45th Annual Proceedings, AAAM, Sept
Important points to make:
The research used a convertible seat with a weight limit of 40#, so we cannot recommend seats with higher weight limits.
Two seat belt paths are necessary so a rear-facing only seat or forward-facing only seat cannot be used.
The car bed in the picture is the Dream Ride. An extra set of belt loops can be ordered so that it can be installed with two cot belts.
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17. NHTSA Work Group
“EMS Solutions for Transporting Children in Emergency Vehicles Work Group” - released September 2012
Outlines how best to transport non-critical and critical pediatric patients in ground ambulances
Hierarchical transportation solutions presented in order of most desirable to least desirable
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18. "Improving Occupant Protection for Non-Critical Pediatric Patients in Ambulances: A Training Curriculum for EMS Personnel"
Developed for EMS personnel
Covers selection and installation of conventional and ambulance-specific restraints
Approximately 4 hours
Lecture and hands on
This curriculum was developed by the National Center for the Safe Transportation of Children with Special Healthcare Needs, Indiana University School of Medicine.
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19. "Improving Occupant Protection for Non-Critical Pediatric Patients in Ambulances: A Training Curriculum for EMS Personnel"
Instructors required to be certified child passenger safety technicians with current experience in the field of emergency medical services
Course materials available for $25, which includes shipping and handling
Contact for instructor application

20. “Transporting Low Birth Weight and Premature Infants”
Provides a basic overview of child passenger safety for hospital staff
Includes considerations for monitoring high risk infants in car safety seats
Approximately 4-hours
Lecture and hands-on exercises
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21. “Transporting Low Birth Weight and Premature Infants”
Instructors required to be CPSTs with current experience working with infants born prematurely and car safety seats
Course materials available for $25, which includes shipping and handling
Contact for instructor application
The curriculum is currently undergoing minor revisions with an anticipated completion date of CPSTs interested in learning more can contact the National Center at
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