TY - JOUR
T1 - School bus transportation of children with special health care needs
AU - Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention
AU - O'Neil, Joseph
AU - Hoffman, Benjamin D.
AU - Quinlan, Kyran P.
AU - Burns, Michele
AU - Denny, Sarah
AU - Ebel, Beth
AU - Hirsh, Michael
AU - Melzer-Lange, Marlene
AU - Powell, Elizabeth
AU - Schaechter, Judith
AU - Zonfrillo, Mark R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2018 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - School systems are responsible for ensuring that children with special needs are safely transported on all forms of federally approved transportation provided by the school system. A plan to provide the most current and proper support to children with special transportation needs should be developed by the Individualized Education Program team, including the parent, school transportation director, and school nurse, in conjunction with physician orders and recommendations. With this statement, we provide current guidance for the protection of child passengers with specific health care needs. Guidance that applies to general school transportation should be followed, inclusive of staff training, provision of nurses or aides if needed, and establishment of a written emergency evacuation plan as well as a comprehensive infection control program. Researchers provide the basis for recommendations concerning occupant securement for children in wheelchairs and children with other special needs who are transported on a school bus. Pediatricians can help their patients by being aware of guidance for restraint systems for children with special needs and by remaining informed of new resources. Pediatricians can also play an important role at the state and local level in the development of school bus specifications.
AB - School systems are responsible for ensuring that children with special needs are safely transported on all forms of federally approved transportation provided by the school system. A plan to provide the most current and proper support to children with special transportation needs should be developed by the Individualized Education Program team, including the parent, school transportation director, and school nurse, in conjunction with physician orders and recommendations. With this statement, we provide current guidance for the protection of child passengers with specific health care needs. Guidance that applies to general school transportation should be followed, inclusive of staff training, provision of nurses or aides if needed, and establishment of a written emergency evacuation plan as well as a comprehensive infection control program. Researchers provide the basis for recommendations concerning occupant securement for children in wheelchairs and children with other special needs who are transported on a school bus. Pediatricians can help their patients by being aware of guidance for restraint systems for children with special needs and by remaining informed of new resources. Pediatricians can also play an important role at the state and local level in the development of school bus specifications.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2018-0513
DO - 10.1542/peds.2018-0513
M3 - Article
C2 - 29712763
AN - SCOPUS:85046470409
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 141
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 5
M1 - e20180513
ER -