Sentences with phrase «infant fall injuries»

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Parents using infant carseats as carriers are also prone to developing dangerous habits, such as setting the seat on a table or other high surface, on soft surfaces where they can tip, or in grocery carts (risk of injury from falls, and parents leaving cart and baby unattended).

Because they still have poor head control and often experience flexion of the head while in a sitting position, infants younger than 1 month in sitting devices might be at increased risk of upper airway obstruction and oxygen desaturation.128, — , 132 In addition, there is increasing concern about injuries from falls resulting from car seats being placed on elevated surfaces.133, — , 137 An analysis of CPSC data revealed 15 suffocation deaths between 1990 and 1997 resulting from car seats overturning after being placed on a bed, mattress, or couch.136 The CPSC also warns about the suffocation hazard to infants, particularly those who are younger than 4 months, who are carried in infant sling carriers.138 When infant slings are used for carrying, it is important to ensure that the infant's head is up and above the fabric, the face is visible, and that the nose and mouth are clear of obstructions.

While some products are safe for infants they pose a risk of fall, or injury to children and toddlers.

Baby walkers have become a somewhat notorious product as for example they have been reported in this study that they are responsible for an estimated 8800 injuries in infants younger than 15 months in the year 1999 and mostly this is due to falls involving stairs and resulting in head injuries.

Always secure your child in the stroller or infant carseat's restraint system to prevent falls and injuries.

A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165

Parents and caregivers will also use pillows and blankets to create barriers to prevent the infant from falling off the sleep surface (usually an adult bed or couch) or to prevent injury if the infant hits the crib side.

About 10,000 infants, most of them younger than four months of age, are treated in US ERs each year because of car seat - related injuries unrelated to car accidents: falling out of a seat because they were not properly strapped in; falling with the seat from an elevated surface such as a kitchen counter; seats accidentally tipped over by an adult or older child; older infants wiggling sufficiently — even when properly strapped in — to topple the seat over.

Hazard: First recalled in 2007 after more than two dozen falls linked to at least three skull fractures were reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the seats were again recalled in 2012 after dozens more infants toppled out of Bumbo seats, leading to far more injuries.

Sadly, infants are especially vulnerable to head injuries caused by falls or collisions.