CommitteesSafe Transport of ChildrenOverviewThe Safe Transport of Children (STC) Committee examines current resources and pursues research to develop specific and practical recommendations and promising practices for safely transporting children in ground ambulances.To learn about the Testing Child Restraint Devices for Ambulances project, click here. About GoalsTo recommend the criteria or specifications for proper restraint of children in ambulances. Such criteria will be evidence-based and will consider safety of both patients and providers.To have the recommended criteria adopted by one or more accredited standard setting organizations.To develop a strategy and resources for educating EMS providers on safely transporting children in ground ambulances based on the recommended criteria or standards.Meeting scheduleThe Safe Transport of Children Committee generally meets the 4th Thursday of even-numbered months, at 1:30 PM Eastern, except when conflicting with a holiday or when meeting in conjunction with the NASEMSO Annual Meeting. Educational Resources TrainingsHere to Help: Proper Child Restraints in Emergency Vehicles What you will learn in this one hour North Carolina OEMS online training video: In this engaging and informative training video, designed for EMS personnel, including administrators and training officers, you’ll hear from experts why it’s important to appropriately restrain, and safeguard children in ambulances. You’ll learn about pediatric restraint devices and see a demonstration of how to use the equipment to properly restrain and transport children. You’ll also get some tips on safe pediatric transport. View the printable version of the course: Here to Help: Proper Child Restraints in Emergency Vehicles(PDF, 60 KB)NH Fire & EMS Academy – Pediatric Ambulance Safety Restraints https://ola.nhfa-ems.com. Users must sign up for a free account with the NH Fire & EMS Academy. Learning objectives of this module: (1) Review of protocols and relevant state (NH) laws; (2) Review common devices used to secure a child in the ambulance; (3) Show how to use various devices to secure a child in the ambulance.The Safe Transport of Children in Ambulances Children’s Hospital Colorado, presented by Jason Kotas, NREMT, CPST. Click here for the video (lecture starts at 43:35); Slides available here.Pre-Hospital Transport of the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient Oklahoma EMSC PowerPoint presentation.Brochures, Fact Sheets, & FlyersSafe Transportation of Children in Emergency Ground Ambulances. Idaho EMSC Brochure.Guidelines for Safe Pediatric Transports. This document from North Carolina EMSC provides guidance for restraining pediatric patients, and children who are not patients, when being transported in an ambulance.Transport Children Safely in your Ambulance. Pennsylvania EMSC flyer.Keeping Kids Safe in Ambulances. Pennsylvania EMSC Infographic. Documents & Resources TitleDateTypesCategorieshf:tax:document_typehf:tax:document_group Officers & Members ChairEric Hicken,CPM, EMT-P EMSC Program Manager Office of EMS NJ Department of HealthVice ChairKatherine R. Schafer Program Manager New Mexico EMS for Children and Child Ready ProgramsPediatric Emergency Care CouncilRachael Ford (OR)Katherine Hert (AL)Eric Hicken (NJ)Brandon Kelley (WY)Samantha Mishra (MI).Kjelsey Polzin (MN)Katherine Schafer (NM)Anna K. Sessa (NH)Morgan Skaggs (KY)Cyndy Wright-Johnson (MD)State DirectorsDale Adkerson (OK)Steve McCoy (FL)Medical Directors CouncilDr. Michael Kaufmann (IN)Highway Incident and Transportation Systems (HITS) CommitteeDavid Harden (AZ)OtherKatrina AltenhofenDr. Marilyn Bull (Riley Hospital for Children at IU)Stephanie Busch (VT Dept. of Health)Jacob Cartner, Engineering Manager, FernoTom Downey, Emergency Vehicle Seating (EVS)Jonathon Gondek (Calspan)Jason Hamm (First Line Technology)Amy Haughn, AAMS Children Special Interest Group (KIDS SIG)William Horn (Calspan)Chris Jessup (IMMI)Amit Kapoor (First Line Technology)Karter Kistler (EVS LTD)Mark Roberts (Quantum EMS)Elena Sierra, AAMS Membership ManagerCharles Vits (IMMI)Patrick Wilson (Quantum EMS)Stefanie Zucker (Pediatric Medical)Federal PartnersDave Bryson (NHTSA)John McDonald (GSA)Theresa Morrison-Quinata (HRSA)James Green (NIOSH)Laura Dunn (NHTSA Occupant Protection)For More InformationMary Hedges, MPA NASEMSO Program Manager hedges@nasemso.org