Secure Children Properly in Shopping Carts

Data from the National Safe Kids Campaign indicate the number of children ages 5 and under injured in shopping-cart incidents has increased more than 30 percent since 1985.

"Falls from shopping cart seats and baskets cause the most injuries, although other injuries can occur," says Dr. Jerald Zarin, medical director of Texas Children's Health Plan at Texas Children's Hospital. "When children stand up, their chances of falling or tipping the cart increase."

Parents should bring and use safety belts to restrain children in shopping cart seats. They also need to stay close to the cart and not let children stand in carts or ride on the bottom. It is best not to let a child push or steer the shopping cart.

- From Texas Children's Hospital

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