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Special Needs CPS Descriptions
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Children ride safely in vehicles when they are properly restrained, depending on age and size, by car seats, booster seats, or safety belts.  Some children have certain medical or behavioral conditions that require the use of specialized child safety restraints.

Car beds may be used by newborns with...

  • Low-birth weight (born weighing less than 5 pounds)
  • Respiratory complications
  • Spina Bifida 
  • Conditions that require them to lay flat

Snug Seat Hippo Seats and Modified E-Z-On vests may be used by children with...

  • Hip-spica casts
  • Halo Traction
  • Certain orthopedic conditions
  • Conditions that require them to lay flat

Larger Medical Seats may be used by older or larger children with...

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Severe behavioral disorders requiring specialized restraints
  • Complex medical issues

Contact the Special Needs CPS Resource Center by calling  
1-877-277-6543 and press #1 for questions or requests.

Return to Special Needs CPS Resource Manual

 


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