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February 28, 2008, 10:34 am
Flag as Inappropriate gbyrd
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Report Shows Rise in Nursery-Product Injuries
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Cribs, high chairs, walkers and other nursery products were involved in 66,400 injuries that sent children to emergency rooms in 2006, a marked increase from the year earlier, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The agency, in a report out today, said that some 6,600 more injuries to children and infants under age five involved nursery products in 2006 than in 2005, and the 2006 total exceeded the annual average of 63,700 injuries from 2004 through 2006.
I am not so sure that this is the fault of nursery products. A rise in nursery product injury to me translates into a decrease in parental supervision.
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March 31, 2008, 11:18 am
Flag as Inappropriate melanie says...
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I agree for the most part. I also wonder how many of these accidents are due to a parent not following assembly instructions correctly?
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April 2, 2008, 9:19 am
Flag as Inappropriate Missy says...
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Parental or adult supervision is a major contributor to this problem, sometimes these items are misused because they help to keep children occupied while adults get on with their business.
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April 4, 2008, 3:12 am
Flag as Inappropriate djproscribe says...
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I don't agree.
I think the people who are supposed to be monitoring whether these products are designed and manufactured properly are severely understaffed. For instance, is the fact that toys have lead paint on them the fault of parents not paying attention? Or cribs made so that babies heads can get stuck between the slats (illegal to make them so that is possible)?
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April 11, 2008, 8:05 am
Flag as Inappropriate Kathy22 says...
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When it comes to problems with cribs and the slats being too far apart, that is usually people using a used crib. The laws have become much stricter but often people just want to save money on the higher ticket items and forget to check on safety issues.
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