The Infant Car Seat Tolerance Screening by K. Gustafson | OPENPediatrics

In this video, Kathryn Gustafson demonstrates the Infant Car Seat Tolerance Screen and explains how the screen is used to provide safe motor vehicle transportation for newborns and infants under 6 months old. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After watching this video the viewer should be able to: • Explain the steps of the Infant Car Seat Tolerance Screening • Identify approved car seats that can be used as motor vehicle restraints • Identify whether or not the infant passes the Infant Car Seat Tolerance Screening • List teaching points that parents will need before traveling with their infant AUTHOR(S) Kathryn Gustafson, RN, BSN, CCRN Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Staff Nurse III Boston Children’s Hospital DATES Initial publication: January 24, 2020. Last reviewed: April 13, 2023. CITATION Gustafson K, Marcley S, DeGrazia M. The Infant Car Seat Tolerance Screening. 01/2020. OPENPediatrics. Online Course: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/4201/the-infant-car-seat-tolerance-screening. Video: https://youtu.be/xhCrlW4IeGg. Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/the-infant-carseat-tolerance-screening-by-kathryn-gustafson. Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu