Pediatric Transport

Description

How would you "properly" transport a child, whose size/age requires a child restraint device, in the emergency vehicle?  What are the recommendations and guidelines?

Approvals:

ADPH/OEMST 0.5 hours All Levels 17.R1.0045, 18-R1-9100, 19-R1-9100, 20-R1-9100, 21-R1-9100, 22-R1-9100, 23-R1-9100, 24-R1-9100

• Explain how to appropriately secure a child safety restraint to a wheeled ambulance stretcher
• Differentiate between the NHTSA recommendations for safe ambulance transport of children based on the condition of the child.
• Discuss the on-going initiatives to increase the safety of children during ambulance transport
• Discuss the limitations of the current recommendations.