Laffoy M, Fitzpatrick P, Jordan M, Dowdall D
Eastern Health Board, Dr Steeven's Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Inj Prev. 1995 Jun;1(2):109-11. doi: 10.1136/ip.1.2.109.
To identify the rate of baby walker use, parental attitudes, and associated injuries.
Parents of babies attending clinics for developmental assessment were surveyed by self administered questionnaire about their use, attitudes, and history of injuries associated with walkers.
Dublin, Ireland.
Parents of 158 babies.
Fifty five per cent of the sample used a walker. The main reasons for doing so included babies' enjoyment of them and the fact that the walker was used for an older sibling. Although none of the users listed safety concerns as a reason to stop using the walker, non-users (45%) did so; 12.5% of the users had at least one walker related injury.
Parents of babies who use a walker perceive them as beneficial. However these babies are placed at unnecessary risk. It behoves all health professionals and child carers to alert parents to these dangers and the sale of walkers should be reviewed.
确定婴儿学步车的使用比例、家长态度以及相关伤害情况。
通过自行填写问卷的方式，对前往诊所进行发育评估的婴儿家长就其学步车的使用情况、态度以及与学步车相关的伤害史进行调查。
爱尔兰都柏林。
158名婴儿的家长。
55%的样本使用学步车。使用的主要原因包括婴儿喜欢学步车以及学步车曾被年长的兄弟姐妹用过。尽管没有一位使用者将安全问题列为停止使用学步车的原因，但不使用者（45%）这样做了；12.5%的使用者至少有一次与学步车相关的伤害。
使用学步车的婴儿家长认为学步车有益。然而，这些婴儿面临不必要的风险。所有健康专业人员和儿童护理人员都有责任提醒家长注意这些危险，并且应该重新审视学步车的销售情况。
