Safe Transport for Children with Special Needs

The Injury Prevention Center at Connecticut Children's Medical Center has produced a free, web-based interactive training that provides information about safe transport for children with special needs. The modules include information regarding:

• Basic crash dynamics and injury prevention
• Selection and use of motor vehicle restraints
• Tethering child safety seats
• Wheelchair transport
• Other vehicles such as school buses, adaptive vehicles, and ambulance transport.

If you are interested in this free training opportunity, pre-register by visiting www.ccmckids.org/training by August 1, 2003. The self-administered course will be available for completion from October through December 2003. Approximate time to complete the online training is 4 hours. Some portions are optional and contain supplemental information. The course may be completed in one session or over a period of time. Participants will be provided with ongoing resources on the subject as well as a certification of completion to submit for continuing education credits. For more information, contact Eileen Henzy at 860-545-9943 or ehenzy@ccmckids.org.