Safe transportation solutions for children with special needs

Stroup, Karen Bruner; Weber, Kathleen; Bull, Marilyn J.

Affiliations

¹Department of Pediatrics, Automotive Safety for Children Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

²Pediatric Surgery Section, Child Passenger Safety Research Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to test and evaluate safe transportation systems for children with medical problems. Several crash tests were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of restraint systems for children with low birth weight, congenital hip dislocation, Pierre Robin sequence, and body casts.

To perform the tests, several special dummies were developed and some of the restraint systems were modified.

Restraint systems that performed successfully during dynamic crash testing and that showed promise in addressing specific transportation problems were provided on a loan basis with satisfactory results.

The crash test results and the success reported by users of the restraint systems demonstrate that there are several devices available for transporting children with medical problems.

Cited By (1)

Year	Entry
1989	Walsh MJ, Kelleher BJ. Transportation requirements of medically fragile infants. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESV). May 29–June 1, 1989; Göteborg, Sweden.115-123.