Peer-reviewed
Pediatrics (AAP Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention)
Injuries Associated With Infant Walkers
Cited in 2 Likelier entries (2 risks, 0 decisions).
Used in 2 entries
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1999: 8,800 ER-treated walker injuries in US children under 15 months. 34 walker-related deaths reported 1973-1998. AAP recommends a ban on manufacture and sale of mobile infant walkers.
“"In 1999, an estimated 8800 children younger than 15 months were treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States for injuries associated with infant walkers. Thirty-four infant walker-related deaths were reported from 1973 through 1998... the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a ban on the manufacture and sale of mobile infant walkers."”
Calculation notes
AAP 2001 policy statement is the canonical ban-recommendation citation. Confirms the 1990s-era injury burden of roughly 8,800 per year in 1999, which Sims 2018 documented declining to 2,001 by 2014. The AAP position has not been retracted in subsequent policy updates.
Source date: 2001-09-01 · Accessed: 2026-05-31
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- Statistic
1999: 8,800 ER-treated walker injuries in US children under 15 months. 34 walker-related deaths reported 1973-1998. AAP recommends a ban on manufacture and sale of mobile infant walkers.
“"In 1999, an estimated 8800 children younger than 15 months were treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States for injuries associated with infant walkers. Thirty-four infant walker-related deaths were reported from 1973 through 1998... the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a ban on the manufacture and sale of mobile infant walkers."”
Calculation notes
AAP 2001 cites stair falls as the dominant mechanism behind its ban recommendation. The 34 walker-related deaths over 1973-1998 are overwhelmingly stair-fall fatalities; this is the death-count anchor for stair-fall walker injuries as a class.
Source date: 2001-09-01 · Accessed: 2026-05-31
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