Head injuries in infants: the risks of bouncy chairs and car seats

@article{citeulike:346955, abstract = {Aims: To establish whether the incorrect use of bouncy chairs (BC) and car seats (CS) is a significant cause of injuries in babies. Methods: Prospective study over a 12 month period. All babies under the age of 1 year, presenting to the department with a head injury were eligible. Results: A total of 131 cases were recorded, 17 (13\%) of which were associated with either BC or CS, the second largest aetiological group. All BC cases (11/11, 100\%) were caused by a fall from a surface with the baby in the chair. In the CS group, 2/6 (33\%) were caused by such a fall. The carer was aware in only one of the 13 cases involving a fall from a surface that there was any chance of injury from this mechanism. Conclusion: Falls from inappropriately placed bouncy chairs or car seats form a significant proportion of head injuries in infants, resulting in unnecessary and preventable morbidity.}, author = {Wickham, T. and Abrahamson, E.}, citeulike-article-id = {346955}, journal = {Arch Dis Child}, keywords = {ae, children, falls, morbidity, motor\_vehicles, rtcs}, month = {March}, number = {3}, pages = {168--169}, posted-at = {2005-10-10 16:41:01}, priority = {3}, title = {Head injuries in infants: the risks of bouncy chairs and car seats}, url = {http://adc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/reprint/86/3/168}, volume = {86}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:346955 L3 - citeulike-article-id:346955 N2 - Aims: To establish whether the incorrect use of bouncy chairs (BC) and car seats (CS) is a significant cause of injuries in babies. Methods: Prospective study over a 12 month period. All babies under the age of 1 year, presenting to the department with a head injury were eligible. Results: A total of 131 cases were recorded, 17 (13%) of which were associated with either BC or CS, the second largest aetiological group. All BC cases (11/11, 100%) were caused by a fall from a surface with the baby in the chair. In the CS group, 2/6 (33%) were caused by such a fall. The carer was aware in only one of the 13 cases involving a fall from a surface that there was any chance of injury from this mechanism. Conclusion: Falls from inappropriately placed bouncy chairs or car seats form a significant proportion of head injuries in infants, resulting in unnecessary and preventable morbidity. IS - 3 JF - Arch Dis Child EP - 169 TI - Head injuries in infants: the risks of bouncy chairs and car seats VL - 86 SP - 168 KW - ae KW - children KW - falls KW - morbidity KW - motor_vehicles KW - rtcs AU - Wickham, T AU - Abrahamson, E PY - 2002/03/01/ UR - http://adc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/reprint/86/3/168 ER -