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Product Hazards
Strollers
In a recent one-year period, an estimated 11,160 children under age 5 were treated in hospital
emergency rooms for injuries associated with strollers. Most of the injuries were caused by falls
and almost 90 percent of those were head injuries. On average, one child dies per year from stroller-related
injuries. Many of these deaths occur when babies are left to sleep with the stroller's back rest in the reclined position. They may slip feet-first through a leg opening until their head is
trapped and they are strangled — at least 11 deaths are associated with this hazard. Be aware that
infants only a few weeks old can creep or move when asleep. The youngest victim of a stroller was an
infant just 7 weeks old.
A recall or a corrective action had been issued for strollers for various reasons
such as folding mechanisms on locks that could break during use causing the stroller to suddenly
collapse; laceration or amputation risk; restraint buckles that could unlatch; seat belts that
may not restrain properly; breaks that may not hold when locked; and risk of injury from falling
if seat detaches and falls to the ground.
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