If emergency child restraints are not used, fast moving ambulances can cause physical injury to children. Ensure that children are protected with the help of child restraints.

Cases of medical transport for children are not as common as safe transport for the elderly. Routine ambulance practices for children differ from adult transport procedures. The scary factor is that very few EMS specialists know or have experience with emergency and non-emergency medical transportation of children.

While there are no specific parameters for the safe transport of children, the experience of on-board paramedics is filling the gap thanks to their insights and medical knowledge that come in handy during medical transport.

Commercial devices offer many options

Not every ambulance is expected to be equipped with a variety of full-size car seats to accommodate children as young as one or even eight. If this is the case, we will either have to add a hook to the back of our ambulances or convert all of our fleets to super large ambulances with plenty of cargo space.

Innovative thinking and companies pave the way for a variety of business options in this market space,

including:

Inflatable car seats.

In-seat/convertible restraint system.

Crib fixed, adjustable shoulder strap.

Contour filling constraint system.

Derive the constraint system.

Because pediatric patients vary so much in body size, it’s hard to find a one-size-fits-all option — after all, 2-year-olds and 9-year-olds are both considered pediatric, but their body shapes aren’t comparable. Sometimes, relying on your standard EMS crib is your best (and only) option.

5 point emergency child restraint

Sometimes, simply anchoring your pediatric patient to your standard EMS stretcher may be your best — or even your only — option.

Five-point restraints designed for children are also a good choice, providing greater trunk access without the need to release or remove restraints during transportation.

The revolutionary emergency child restraint device is designed to safely protect children during EMS transport in any emergency vehicle. As unfettered transportation of children in cribs is unacceptable, whether newborn or teenager, child restraints provide the perfect solution.

The 5-point Emergency child restraint harness covers a weight range of 10 to 40 pounds, providing maximum protection for children of any size and weight, and child restraints have been crash-tested in the most rigorous environments. It is designed without stitching or Velcro, providing you and your patient with ultimate protection and safety in every use/application.

Designed with patient comfort in mind, the Pediatric device features a unique soft-touch system that allows full clinical access to the torso without removing restraints during transportation. Its easy-to-use system gives EMS workers complete peace of mind when transporting children.

No one in an ambulance — including parents, caregivers, medical staff or other passengers — should be unrestrained during transportation. Consider your options and plan ahead so that you are prepared when confronted with pediatric patients.