Safe Transportation for Children With Disabilities

Stout, Janet D.; Bull, Marilyn J.; Stroup, Karen Bruner

doi:10.5014/ajot.43.1.31

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“…Education of parents and transportation personnel could prevent some transportation problems, such as the use of inexpensive strollers or the use of three-wheeled carts, equipment that cannot be safely used as vehicular seats. Care providers should have the opportunity to be informed about research, state and federal standards, and eqUipment availability as it relates to their children (Stout, Bull, & Stroup, 1989. ) Resources available to meet the transportation needs of this population are listed in Tables 1 and 2.…”

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A Survey of Transportation Services for Children With Disabilities

Everly

Bull²,

Stroup

et al. 1993

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Although many students with disabilities are transported daily in school vehicles, few state guidelines address special transportation needs. This study collected information from two states on the types of vehicles and safety restraints used, and the problems encountered by public schools, community agencies, and rehabilitation centers that transport people with disabilities from birth to 21 years of age. The information collected, together with a review of research on special needs transportation, contributed toward development of state regulations for school buses used to transport special education students. Vehicular transportation safety is an important part of individualized education planning for the 18.6% of occupational therapists working in schools. Using this study's questionnaires, occupational therapists who are primary resources for selection of seating and transportation equipment may become informed advocates for implementing safer transportation on an individual and state level for clients with disabilities.

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A Survey of Transportation Services for Children With Disabilities

Everly

Bull²,

Stroup

et al. 1993

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…According to review findings, a large majority of children with disabilities traveled regularly in family vehicles or school transportation [2,3,11,18]. Fewer children utilized public transportation, attributed to poor accessibility and reliability [25].…”

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“…Often, parents are unaware of safety issues when transporting their children, and are unsure of whom to consult when seeking recommendations [10]. Typically, they approach professionals with whom they have regular contact, mainly occupational therapists (OTs), but also physiotherapists, rehabilitation specialists and nurses [10,11]. Unfortunately, many health professionals are not adequately trained in the safe transportation of children with disabilities, resulting in inappropriate and contradictory recommendations and unsafe modifications [6,12].…”

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Road vehicle transportation of children with physical and behavioral disabilities: A literature review

Downie

Chamberlain

Kuźmiński

et al. 2019

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Background: A literature review in 2001 found that children with disabilities were frequently transported in unsafe conditions and further research was required to investigate the gap between regulations, standards and actual transportation practices. Objectives: To synthesize available evidence on the transportation of children with disabilities in road vehicles. Methods: Four databases were systematically searched: CINAHL; Medline; National Transport Library Catalogue (Sweden); and Transport Research International Documentation. Results: Nineteen studies ranging in methodological quality from poor to excellent were included in the review. The findings are presented under the following six major themes: child safety restraints, wheelchairs, vehicles, travel habits, parental and professional knowledge. The results are mapped onto two groups of children, those with behavioral problems and those with physical disabilities. Conclusion: The literature reflected little change across the six major themes since the previous review. Children with disabilities continue to be inappropriately restrained in vehicles, constituting an ongoing road safety problem. There is a strong need to increase parent knowledge, upskill health professionals and provide families with financial assistance to enable them to ensure the safe transportation of children with disabilities to minimize the risk of injury and fatalities on the road, and enhance their participation in the community.

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“…The AAP recommends using a specially designed car seat for younger children, a vest type restraint for older children, and an ambulance as a last resort. These recommendations have been implemented at most children's hospitals in the USA [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Transportation of children in spica casts in the USA

Gockley

Hennrikus

Lavin

et al. 2015

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B

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The aim of this study was to report outcomes of a hospital restraint loaner program for transporting children treated with spica casts. Fifty-two patients were studied. Appropriate restraints were selected by a therapist, consisting of 17 E-Z-On vest, 17 hippo car seat, five spelcast device, four family owned car seat, and nine transported using an ambulance. The cost to the hospital for the restraints ranged from $150 to $750 and $1200 for ambulance transportation. A car seat loaner program is a practical model to provide safe patient care for children in a spica cast.

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Safe Transportation for Children With Disabilities

Abstract: Few guidelines are available on providing safe transportation for children who cannot use conventional auto restraints. This article discusses the misuse of restraints and reviews several modified car seats and other restraints that have been tested and that meet safety standards.

Cited by 9 publications

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A Survey of Transportation Services for Children With Disabilities

A Survey of Transportation Services for Children With Disabilities

Road vehicle transportation of children with physical and behavioral disabilities: A literature review

Transportation of children in spica casts in the USA

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