Baby Carriages
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Nursery & Baby Products · CPSC Code 1505
Down 28% over 5 years
The verdict
Baby Carriages carry a danger score of 29/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 401 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 28% over the last five years.
- 29/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 401
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 4.5%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1505 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 29/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for baby carriages - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume401 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)4.5%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-28%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Baby Carriages (CPSC product code 1505, in the Nursery & Baby Products category) generate an estimated 401 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 8,027 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 29/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 28% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2005 (637 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2021 (154 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for baby carriages is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 1,000 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the lower trunk (606 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 3,516 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 4.5% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 2 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how baby carriages fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 2,086 | 1,430 | |
| 5-14 | 255 | 78 | |
| 15-24 | 93 | 919 | |
| 25-34 | 226 | 880 | |
| 35-44 | 219 | 454 | |
| 45-54 | 79 | 531 | |
| 55-64 | 203 | 174 | |
| 65-74 | 31 | 127 | |
| 75+ | 76 | 166 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Lower Trunk | Strain, Sprain | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Upper Trunk | Other | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Hematoma | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Leg | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Leg | Fracture | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Finger | Avulsion | |
| Not Stated/unk | Other | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
35YOF PRESENTED TO ED COMPLAINING OF NAIL INJURY ONSET AT 1800 1 DAY AGO. PATIENT STATES THAT YESTERDAY EVENING SHE WAS PLACING HER CHILD INTO A BABY CARRIAGE AND HER NAIL ON HER RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN WHICH IT WAS RIPPED. DX; AVULSION OF FINGERNAIL
45YOF PRESENTS FOR LACERATION TO THE SOLE OF THE R FOOT. PT STATES THAT SHE WAS AT HOME PUSHING HER CHILD IN THE CARRIAGE WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BACK OF THE WHEEL DX: LAC OF TOE OF RIGHT FOOT
1MOM PRESENTS AFTER HE FELL OUT OF CARRIAGE ONTO WOODEN FLOOR HITTING HIS HEAD. HAS HEMATOMA TO LEFT SIDE OF FRONTAL FOREHEAD. DX: FALL, HEAD TRAUMA
12MOM PRESENTS AFTER HE FELL FROM CARRIAGE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD. HAS CONTUSION TO LEFT EYEBROW. DX: VOMITING, MINOR HEAD INJURY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT
23MOF PRESENTS WITH LIP LACERATION AFTER A FALL FROM HER CARRIAGE AND STRIKING HER FACE ON THE GROUND. DX: LIP LACERATION
23MOF PRESENTS WITH DENTAL INJURY. PATIENT WAS IN HER CARRIAGE WHEN SHE STOOD UP AND TIPPED THE CARRIAGE FORWARD FROM ONE AND HALF FEET HIGH. PT HIT HER FACE AND KNOCKED OUT 4 OF HER UPPER FRONT TEETH. DX: DENTAL INJURY, AVULSED TOOTH, FALL AT HOME
30YOF PRESENTS WITH LEFT ANKLE PAIN AFTER A FALL. PATIENT STATES SHE WAS CARRYING A BABY CARRIAGE DOWN HER HOME STEPS AND THOUGHT SHE WAS AT THE BOTTOM STEPS. PATEINT STATES IT WAS NOT AT THE BOTTOM STEP AND LANDED ON HER LEFT FOOT. PATIENT HAS PAIN WHEN BEARING WEIGHT TO LATERAL MALLEOLUS. DX: ANKLE PAIN, FALL
2YOM PRESENTED TO ED C/O LACERATION TO FOREHEAD, PER MOTHER PT RAN INTO HER CARRIAGE RESULTING IN HER GETTING A LACERATION. DX; FOREHEAD LACERATION
50YOF PRESENTS AFTER SHE WAS AT THE COPY CENTER WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER THE WHEEL OF A CARRIAGE, FELL, AND LANDED ON A DOOR STOPPER. DX: CONTUSION, TRAUMATIC INJURY TO MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
39YOF PRESENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUTTING HER BABY IN A CARRIAGE ONE DAY PRIOR AND FEELING HER BACK BECOME STUCK. DX: LOW BACK PAIN
29YOF WITH FINGER PAIN AFTER LOADING A BABY CARRIAGE AND HER FINGER GOT CAUGHT DX: FX OF DISTAL PHALANX OF FINGER
2YOF WITH FALL AFTER WAS IN CARRIAGE AND FELL WITH PAIN TO LUE . DX: CLOSED FX OF LEFT ELBOW
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
I have a City Mini GT Single Stroller and I also purchased the coordinating Baby Jogger Deluxe Pram. I have a 4 week old baby. On Sunday, September 28, I was walking across 14th street at 1st Avenue in Manhattan with my baby in the pram. The street was not particularly bumpy. Out of nowhere, the pram popped out of the stroller and fell to the right with my baby in it. It fell on it's side - thankfully, my baby did not fall into the street, but stayed in the pram and was potentially cushioned by a blanket in the pram. She cried for a bit and then fell asleep - we went immediately to the emergency room, and she was observed and is now fine. However, I do believe that there is something wrong with the adapter or the place you insert the adapter for the pram. There is a gray button on either side of the stroller where you attach the adapter, and I think that something may be wrong with that button - it was potentially not fully engaged on the left side. However, even if that was the case, I do not believe that the pram should have completely popped off of the stroller! This was, by far, the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. I am so thankful that my daughter is safe and healthy, but I do not want any parent to have to experience this fear like I did. I have been in touch with Baby Jogger and I am sending back my stroller and pram so they can inspect it, and they are refunding my money so that I can purchase a different stroller - emotionally, I do not feel that I can use the same stroller ever again.
My husband was pushing our 2 year old daughter in the push buggy when the handle came loose and came off, pushing the buggy forward and down a hill. Our daughter was buckled in and the car propelled forward and flipped over into a rose bush. A branch from the bush went through her lip and we had to rush her to the emergency room. She had to be operated on to fix her lip and continues to have a scar.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to baby carriages on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are baby carriages?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, baby carriages have a danger score of 29/100 (low risk). An estimated 401 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from baby carriages?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 1,000 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from baby carriages increasing or decreasing?
Down 28% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for baby carriages injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 3,516 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by baby carriages?
Of all ER visits involving baby carriages, approximately 4.5% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (95.5%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with baby carriages?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 29/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
