Safe Transport of Children

Child Passenger Safety and Occupation Protection Health Care Project (Maryland EMSC)

Presented on March 28, 2013

In this National Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Board webinar, Oregon Fire Captain and CPS Instructor Scott Downing discusses child passenger safety in emergency vehicles. He covers these main topics:

- Identifying potential hazards
- Safety misconceptions
- Exploring considerations and recommendations for transport
- Applying the concept of "Good, Better, Best"
- Conversations to help guide your SOP's/SOG's

Handouts & flyers created by EMSC State Partnership programs

The document is for the sole purpose of providing helpful information for EMS services on the products currently available in the US for transporting children in ground ambulances.

This document is NOT an endorsement of any product.

Version 2.2, October 2020

From the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)

Published March 8, 2017

Example guidelines/protocols from state EMS offices & local EMS agencies.

(Last updated: August 14, 2023)

Tips for the safe transport of children.