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After research in the US, they finally want to ban walkers for children

'17.09.2018'

Source: USA Today

A study published in the journal Pediatrics states that in the period between 1990 and 2014 years more than 230 thousands of children under the age of 15 months turned out in the emergency room because of injuries resulting from the use of children's walkers. On average, this is more than 9 thousands of cases per year.

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Baby walkers remain a “preventable source of injury” for toddlers, despite the fact that the statistics on this issue are open and there are regular news reports of new incidents involving this baby device. But after a new study in the US, walkers finally want to be banned, writes USA Today.

Most of the injuries happened to children between the ages of 7 and 10 months - the period when babies are “suspended” in a walker to learn how to move around on their own.

More than 90% of children involved in sad incidents suffered head and neck injuries, and 74% were injured after falling from a ladder in the process of using baby walkers.

The number of injuries was reduced by almost 23% each year during the four-year period after the Consumer Product Safety Commission established a federal safety standard for baby walkers in the 2010 year, the study says. But in 2014, about 2 thousands of children were still injured by walkers.

Researchers with the support of the American Academy of Pediatrics called for a ban on the use of baby walkers in the United States.

“Despite the reduction in injuries, infant walkers remain an important and preventable source of injury among young children,” an excerpt from the study said.

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