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

Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Lara B. McKenzie, PhD, MA

Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, Ohio

Kristen A. Conner, MPH

Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Gary A. Smith, MD, DrPH

Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, gary.smith{at}nationwidechildrens.org, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, Ohio

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.

Key Words: injury • trauma • accident • child • adolescent • television • furniture • tip-over

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 48, No. 8, 851-858 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809334352


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