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Article: BABY WALKERS: THE QUESTION OF SAFETY

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December 3, 1994
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PHOTO - 2 (1 COLOR ON COVER) Baby walker are blamed for some 23,000 injuries to toddlers each year. (JOHN MITCHELL/Post-Tribune) On the cover - Baby walkers are responsible for more injuries than any other juvenile product on the market, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission. (Color) (Post-Tribune photo by John Mitchell.)

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Each year, about 23,000 children aged 15 months and younger receive hospital emergency-room treatment for injuries caused by falls while secured in one of the most popular baby items available - infant baby walkers. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, ...

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