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Infant WalkerAka: Baby Walker

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  1. Background
    1. AAP recommends ban on walker manufacture and sale
  2. Description
    1. Used to allow pre-ambulatory children to "walk"
    2. Rigid frame on wheels with attached soft seat
  3. Risks: Serious Injury
    1. U.S. Emergency Room visit data
      1. Walker-related injuries in 1999 alone: 8800
      2. Most walker injuries involve stairs
    2. Types of injuries
      1. Deaths (34 from 1973 to 1998)
      2. Fractures
      3. Closed head injuries
  4. Benefits
    1. None
    2. Walkers do not promote early ambulation
      1. Children using Walkers have delayed ambulation
      2. Delayed sitting, crawling, and walking
  5. References
    1. (2001) Pediatrics 108:790

Infant Walkers (C0004583)

ConceptsManufactured Object (T073)
MSHD015370
EnglishBaby Walker, Baby Walkers, Infant Walker, Infant Walkers
SourcesMSH
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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