Most injured children are between 12-24 months of age. Children are hurt while trying to get to a television on a dresser or TV stand. Put a rubber pad under the television set so it won't slip easily. Bolt furniture used to hold a television to the wall. These bolts can be found at children s furniture stores or other places that sell children s safety supplies.
Baby walkers cause more injuries than any other baby product.
Most died from falls down stairs, tip-overs, suffocation and drowning. In 1996, nearly 20,000 children were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to baby walkers. An infant in a baby walker can move as fast as four feet per second. Nearly 80 percent of infants who suffer baby walker injuries are being supervised at the time of the incident - more than half of the caregivers are in the same room. Use stationary activity centers instead of walkers.