Baby walkers . . . time to take a stand?

Experience in our hospital and figures from the Home Accident Surveillance System indicate that the number of accidents involving baby walkers is increasing. Safety specifications issued by the British Standards Institution are rarely, if ever, met in full by manufacturers. Home accident prevention...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 1987-05, Vol.62 (5), p.491-494
Hauptverfasser:	Gleadhill, D N, Robson, W J, Cudmore, R E, Turnock, R R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accident prevention Accidents, Home - prevention & control Biological and medical sciences England Equipment Design Humans Infant Infant Care Male Medical sciences Orthopedic Equipment - adverse effects Safety Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Wales Walkers - adverse effects Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology Wounds and Injuries - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Experience in our hospital and figures from the Home Accident Surveillance System indicate that the number of accidents involving baby walkers is increasing. Safety specifications issued by the British Standards Institution are rarely, if ever, met in full by manufacturers. Home accident prevention measures have been shown to be of limited benefit. We advocate more stringent implementation of safety features in the design of baby walkers.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.62.5.491