The "Keeping Kids Safe" Hospital Training Program

• Training health care professionals in child passenger safety (CPS) basics
• Promoting discharge of newborns in appropriate child restraints
• Special focus on the angle tolerance test for small and premature infants
• Increasing awareness about transportation issues for children with disabilities and special health care needs
• Encouraging hospitals to develop consistent policies regarding CPS
• For an overview of the program, click here.

American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statements

• Safe Transportation of Newborns at Hospital Discharge


• Transporting Children with Special Health Care Needs


• Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge