Passenger Safety for Children with Special Health Care Needs

If your child has a medical condition, upcoming surgery or other unique challenges, contact us so that we can assist you in your child passenger needs.

How-To-Safety is additionally trained in Transporting Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Specialized or adaptive child passenger safety seats or restraints are designed specifically for children with special healthcare needs, and may be required when the use of conventional child passenger safety restraints are not possible or contraindicated.

Child Passenger Safety Technicians work in a team approach with the child, caregivers, occupational and physical therapists, pediatricians, schools and nurses to resolve transportation needs, provide current information, and assist in proper use and installation. How-To-Safety can provide guidance on transporting children with special needs in the family vehicle, on school buses, public transportation and in other vehicles.

The following medical conditions and procedures may require special considerations during travel: Achondroplasia, Angelman’s Syndrome, Apnea, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavioral Challenges, Casts, Cerebral Palsy, Conjoined Twins, Developmental Delays, Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Down Syndrome, Feeding Tubes, Fragile X Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Halo Traction, Hydrocephalus, Hypotonia, Kyphosis, Low Birth Weight and Infants Born Prematurely, Myelomeningocele or Spina Bifida, Obesity, Omphalocele, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Pierre Robin Sequence, Rett Syndrome, Scoliosis, Seizure Disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Tracheostomy.

For more information about car seat safety and safe travel for children with special healthcare needs, contact How-To-SAFETY via Contact Us