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Injuries From Furniture Tip-overs Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1990-2007

Bethany L. Gottesman, Lara B. McKenzie, PhD, MA, Kristen A. Conner, MPH, and Gary A. Smith, MD, DrPH*

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gsmith{at}chi.osu.edu.


  Abstract
Objective. To describe the epidemiology of pediatric injuries associated with furniture tip-overs in the United States. Methods. Data from the National electronic Injury Surveillance System were analyzed for patients ≤17 years treated in emergency departments for a furniture tip-over-related injury from 1990 through 2007. Results. an estimated 264 200 furniture tip-over-related injuries occurred during the study period, yielding an average of 14 700 injuries annually, or 20.7 per 100 000 population per year. There was a significant increase in the number and rate of these injuries during the 18-year period. Three-quarters of injuries were to children ≤6 years. Televisions were the item most commonly involved (47.4%). Head/neck injuries were the most common (42.2%) injury type among children 0 to 9 years of age. Conclusions. The number and rate of injuries to children associated with furniture tip-overs are increasing. Pediatricians and caregivers should be aware of this important source of pediatric injury and the strategies for prevention.

First published on May 3, 2009, doi:10.1177/0009922809334352

Clinical Pediatrics 2009;48:851.

A more recent version of this article appeared on October 1, 2009

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