TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Injuries From Furniture Tip-overs Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1990-2007
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Gottesman, Bethany L.
A1  - McKenzie, Lara Beth
A1  - Conner, Kristen A.
A1  - Smith, Gary A.
SP  - 851
EP  - 858
VL  - 48
IS  - 8
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922809334352
ID  - ref1
ER  -