Published online August 1, 2006
PEDIATRICS Vol. 118 No. 2 August 2006, pp. e545-e546 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1217)
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Shopping Cart Safety

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It is more common than most people think for children to be hurt in shopping carts. These injuries can be severe or even deadly. Each year approximately 23000 children are treated in hospital emergency departments for injuries from shopping carts. Most injuries are caused by falls from the cart or by the cart tipping over. Many injuries are to the head and neck.

Shopping carts come in different designs, and some may not be as stable or safe as they look. Before you put your child in a shopping cart, you should think twice about his or her safety. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers . . . [Full Text of this Article]