Drowning and  three-wheel strollers

Byard, Roger W; Matthews, Neil

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01434.x

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To the Editor: In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of highly mobile three-wheel strollers that facilitate parental activities such as jogging. Unfortunately, the very design feature that enables fast transit over uneven ground also makes it possible for unsupervised strollers to move rapidly into situations that may be highly dangerous.

1 The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.
2 Department of Paediatric Critical Care, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, SA.

Correspondence: byard.roger@saugov.sa.gov.au

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3. The Hon Chris Pearce MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer. New mandatory safety standard for prams and strollers. Media release No. 029. 5 Jul 2007. http://www.treasurer.gov.au/cjp/content/pressreleases/2007/029.asp (accessed Oct 2007).

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