Injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups in the U. S. surprisingly high
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study examined pediatric injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups. Researchers found that from 1991 to 2010, an estimated 45,398 children younger than three years of age were treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries related to the use of these products. This equates to an average of 2,270 injuries per year, or one child treated in a hospital emergency department every four hours for these injuries.