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Please pay attention to safety accidents in baby strollers during spring outings

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The National Institute of Technical Standards (Dean Chen Zhongxu, hereinafter referred to as the National Institute of Standards) and the Korean Consumer Institute (Dean Yin Xiuxian, hereinafter referred to as the Consumer Institute) have issued consumer safety alerts for strollers that continue to experience safety accidents in preparation for the official start of outdoor travel in the spring.

*Annual hazard acceptance (cases): 267 cases in 2019 → 152 cases in 2020 → 258 cases in 2021 → 242 cases in 2022 → 287 cases in 2023

In the past five years (2019-2023), the Consumer Hazard Surveillance System (CISS) of the Korean Consumer Institute has handled a total of 1206 baby stroller accidents, and in 2023, it handled a total of 287 accidents, an increase of approximately 18.6% year-on-year.

*Consumer Injury Surveillance System (CISS): According to the Consumer Basic Law, it is a system that collects, analyzes, and evaluates hazard information through 77 hazard information submission agencies including 59 hospitals and 18 fire departments nationwide, as well as 1372 consumer consultation centers

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The analysis of the current situation of safety accidents shows that 66.2% (798 cases) of children falling while sitting on strollers, 3.4% (41 cases) of sliding or falling with children while parked on strollers, and 3.4% (41 cases) of skin tearing between stroller gaps (handles, folding parts, etc.) due to the guardian or child's body getting stuck. Special attention should be paid when using strollers.

 Stroller accidents are the most common cause of injury to the head and face

From the perspective of the affected areas, more than half of the cases (841 cases) were affected by injuries to the head and face, followed by 4.2% (51 cases) in the hands and arms, 1.2% (14 cases) in the buttocks and legs, and 0.5% (6 cases) in the neck and shoulders. In addition, among the symptoms of harm, based on the characteristics of accidents with more falls, falls, or body injuries, skin and subcutaneous tissue injuries are the most common, accounting for 35.9% (433 cases), followed by "concussion and contusion" (35.6% (429 cases), "muscle, bone, and ligament injuries" (3.5% (42 cases), and "systemic injuries" (0.2% (2 cases).

 Before and after the use of the stroller, the guardian must be familiar with the safety rules

The National Standards Institute and the Consumer Institute advise consumers: ▲ When assembling a baby stroller, check the surroundings to ensure that the guardian and child are not tightly clamped; ▲ Before riding a baby stroller, ensure that the frame is completely fixed; ▲ After riding, fasten the seat belt to prevent the child from moving; ▲ When the baby stroller stops, the guardian must also hold onto it; ▲ When the baby stroller moves, etc.

In addition, in order to ensure safe use of strollers, both institutions will create promotional posters (see Appendix 4) and distribute them online to remind stroller users to pay attention to safety during use.