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 measures have been shown to be of limited benefit. We advocate more stringent implementation of safety features in the design of baby walkers.
D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004739:England; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D008297:Male; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012449:Safety; D014852:Wales; D014853:Walkers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*