Patient support apparatus and accessories therefor

A method of securing a pediatric patient to a patient transport apparatus, the patient transport apparatus including a longitudinal length and a frame, a patient support being supportable by the frame, said method comprising:

• providing an adult harness assembly;
• coupling the adult harness assembly to the patient support and the frame;
• providing a pediatric restraint assembly including:
• a back section formed from a material operable to maintain an overall shape of the back section;
• a seat section formed from a material operable to maintain an overall shape of the seat section;
• a child restraint mounted relative to the back section and the seat section;
• coupling the pediatric restraint assembly to the adult harness assembly via a first coupler assembly releasably coupling the pediatric restraint assembly to the adult harness assembly, wherein the first coupler assembly includes a strap that 1) extends from a top of the back section and upwardly along the longitudinal length toward an upper portion of the patient transport apparatus and 2) extends down a rear side of the patient transport apparatus where the strap directly couples to the adult harness assembly;
• and
• coupling the pediatric restraint assembly to the frame, wherein said coupling the pediatric restraint assembly to the frame includes coupling the seat section of the pediatric restraint assembly to the frame via a third coupler assembly, wherein the child restraint is not coupled directly to the frame via the third coupler assembly,
• wherein the adult harness assembly is usable independently of the pediatric restraint assembly.