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Mar 29, 2016 - Dec 31, 2025

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Course Introduction

This course is a two-part series:

  • The first part will provide certified child passenger safety technicians with an overview of challenges related to transporting children with special health care needs. It will primarily focus on passenger vehicles and available restraints, and will also include self-check assessments and open book quizzes and an open book exam.
  • The second part of the course is an in-person session with Safe Travel for All Children instructors where you will get hands-on experience with the adaptive restraints, work through case studies, identify misuse situations, demonstrate positioning/harnessing in the adaptive restraints, and complete installation of the adaptive restraints.

After completing this course, you will be proficient in various medical conditions that may affect transportation, identifying the correct restraint, positioning/harnessing in the adaptive restraints, installation of adaptive restraints, and have resources to reference following the course.

Meet the Instructors

This course was designed & created by the IU School of Medicine with support from eLearning Design & Services and Academic Media Production Spaces.

For more information, contact Automotive Safety Program

Learning Outcomes

After completing the modules, you will be able to:

  • Review the importance of safe transportation for children with special health care needs
  • Review issues related to transporting children with special health care needs
  • Examine medical conditions that impact child restraint selection
  • Describe and identify adaptive restraints for children with special health care needs
  • Demonstrate proper positioning/harnessing and installation of the adaptive restraints
  • Demonstrate proper positioning/harnessing and installation of the adaptive restraints
  • DemonstrateDiscuss best practices in regards to using conventional car seats or adaptive restraints
  • DemonstrateUnderstand rehabilitation therapist’s role in assessing child’s positioning and safety needs during transportation
  • DemonstrateIdentify restraint misuse observed with children with special health care needs
  • DemonstrateAccess resources for transporting children with special health care needs

 

Length: 8.5 hours

 

Department: 
Automotive Safety Program

 

Credit: Certificate

 

Audience:Child passenger safety technicians

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