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    NPR‏Verified account @NPR Sep 17

    A new study finds more than 230,000 children under 15 months old were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments for injuries related to infant walkers from 1990 through 2014.https://n.pr/2QvY2Hf 

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      2. Matt Killingsworth‏ @MattKDubs Sep 17
        Replying to @NPR

        So reading that story, removing the chance of falling down stairs (used on 1st floor with no basement), what exactly is their inherent danger?

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      3. james ohman‏ @popohman Sep 17
        Replying to @MattKDubs @NPR

        Parents

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      1. Darla‏ @DarlaCG Sep 17
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        Was problem with the walkers or problem with the parents failure to watch the child?

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      1. Mickey D.‏ @mlqdinh Sep 17
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        Well, if you don’t let them use it outside, then you could possibly cut this down by as much as half. #StupidParents.

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      1. UniteUSA‏ @immgfairness Sep 17
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        Are the injuries related to infant walkers or parents who are not paying attention when a child is using infant Walker? We have greater share of accidents related to bicycles that does not mean we ban them.

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      1. JustA_thought‏ @Just_AthOught1 Sep 17
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        infant walkers have been banned since 2004 in Canada for the same reason.

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      1. LadyButterflyNebula‏ @MoonstarMcWind Sep 17
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        Me reading this while I know my baby is at home in a walker:pic.twitter.com/DSfYFfgVwQ

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      1. Jeff Krippel‏ @JeffMakesTweets Sep 17
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        So that's roughly 27 injuries a day across the US? Yeah, that does seem kinda high...

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      1. Suzi ♫‏ @MessMakerPro Sep 17
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        they are horrible contraptions and I wish I had never used one. I think it gave my daughter scoliosis. Plus the Babies have too much power to go and not enough knowledge to keep them safe. Terrible invention.

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      1. T L Osborne‏ @TLOsborne1 Sep 17
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        How about falling down on concrete sidewalks and roadways? How about choking on a grape or blue berry? How about getting paper cuts? How about playing and just being kids? Is the NPR getting a kick back from some law firm that will be bringing a class action lawsuit?

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      1. Delare B.‏ @Bess_Buy Sep 17
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        Could this also go to parents not keeping an eye on their child while in these walkers as well?

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      2. Fukyurfeelingz 🌹‏ @rosado_angelica Sep 17
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        Shit, now I'll feel like a bad parent if we dont get rid of that walker.

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      3. Zoon Politikon‏ @HollySeeliger Sep 18
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        They look so fun though!

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      2. Becky Swindall‏ @bswindall Sep 17
        Replying to @NPR

        I think it is communicating we are offering mobility to infants before they need it. They are dangerous even when you are supervising I have been right next to kids before that have rolled right of a short ledge and flipped before I can react and respond.

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      3. Becky Swindall‏ @bswindall Sep 17
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        There are plenty of infant equipment options that are not on wheels. Over 200,000 injuries is a stat that deserves consideration if mobility offered in walkers to infants is really a good idea.

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      2. Jason Dahlin‏ @J_Dahlin Sep 17
        Replying to @NPR

        Over 25 yrs (90-14) ... 9.2k/y. 74% are due to walkers used at the top of stairs that don't have gates. So really, that's *at most* only 2300/y injuries not caused by parental negligence (perhaps that is a lot, but the 230k number is not the walkers' fault)

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      3. Ares‏ @Iconocl_st Sep 17
        Replying to @J_Dahlin @NPR

        I thought I was reading it wrong, but thank you for writing this out. Basically watch your babies folks, at all times

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