Why Transport?

Each year in the U.S., 6 million children are transported via ambulance.

Children less than 40 pounds are often strapped in a convertible child seat, which is secured to the rear-facing cot. This can lead to several issues in pediatric transport, including: difficulties storing the bulky child seat, reduced access to the patient and the inability to position the child flat on the cot.

The SafeGuard Transport^® is designed for quick and easy installation, use and storage. It moves with the cot backrest to accommodate multiple positions from horizontal to fully upright, allowing easy access to the patient.

For children weighing more than 40 pounds, emergency response workers typically use cots outfitted with adult-sized restraints or simply seat these children in the arms of a parent during transport. Risks for serious injuries increase greatly when patients are not properly restrained. Adult cot-mounted restraints are simply not capable of holding a child’s body in a collision. In a frontal collision, an improperly restrained child would lunge forward in the direction of the impact.

The SafeGuard Transport is the most thoroughly crash-tested cot-mounted ambulance restraint on the market, specifically designed for pediatric patients. It is the first cot-mounted restraint that safely transports pediatric patients of wide range of sizes, from 22 to 100 pounds.

• Testimonials
• “The restraint system was simple to use, easy to clean and comfortable, making the move an occasion of smiles and fun for our patients. The ambulance personnel said they felt ensured that their patients were restrained appropriately for the entire trip.”
• Karen Percell, Clinical Coordinator at the Children’s Hospital in Colorado, explains how the SafeGuard Transport helped in the successful transfer of 185 patients to the hospital’s new location on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo.
• “SafeGuard, with assistance from IU Riley, has developed a versatile solution to more safely transport pediatric patients of a wide range of sizes.”
• Dr. Marilyn Bull, M.D.
  Director, Automotive Safety Program
  Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis