THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 1996                 TAG: 9603050027
SECTION: DAILY BREAK              PAGE: E1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY LINI S. KADABA, KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWS SERVICE 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   30 lines

SHOPPING CARTS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH FALLS, TIPPED OVER CARTS CAUSE 25,000 INJURIES - FROM CUTS TO FRACTURES- TO CHILDREN EACH YEAR.

OK, THE ISSUE isn't exactly the stuff of checkout-line headlines. But grocery carts can endanger. An estimated 25,000 cart-related injuries - from cuts to fractures - occur each year to children, especially those 5 years old and younger, according to recent research.

``The majority of injuries are minor. But you have the spectrum,'' said pediatrician Gary Smith, director of emergency services at Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, who, along with several colleagues, has researched the subject. [The complete text of this wire story is not available in the library database. For a copy of complete text, see microfilm.]

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT SHOPPING CART GROCERY CART CHILDREN by CNB