Safe transportation for infants and preschoolers with special needs

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

doi:10.1097/00001163-198910000-00009

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Prone and Supine Positioning Of Infants1

Children In Casts1

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“…Infants who must lie prone after surgical repair of myelomeningocele or infants who must lie prone to maintain an open airway, such as those with Pierre Robin sequence, may require a restraint that allows prone positioning. 5,11,12 SPICA CASTS 1. For children with spica casts, a specially modified convertible car safety seat, the Spelcast (Snug Seat, Inc, Matthews, NC), has cut-away sides and seat bottom that provide room for a comfortable and snug fit into the restraint system (Fig 4).…”

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Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs

1999

Pediatrics

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Children with special health care needs should have access to proper resources for safe transportation. This statement reviews important considerations for transporting children with special health care needs and provides current guidelines for the protection of children with specific health care needs, including those with a tracheostomy, a spica cast, challenging behaviors, or muscle tone abnormalities as well as those transported in wheelchairs.

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Section: Prone and Supine Positioning Of Infantsmentioning

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Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs

1999

Pediatrics

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“…The Strolee 612 has been modified and has performed satisfactorily in dynamic crash testing. A modified Kantwet 410 was tested with positive results (Stroup, Weber, & Bull, 1987) and is now available commercially as the Spe cial Pelvic Cast (Spelcast) child restraint (see Figures 3 and 4) from Jerome Kozatiek and Associates.…”

Section: Children In Castsmentioning

confidence: 99%