Infants are at greater risk from falls associated with furniture, stairs and baby walkers. The majority of falls occur between noon and early evening, the most common playtime for children. Each year, an estimated 27,500 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms for baby walker-related injuries. Nearly all of these injuries occur among children ages 5 to 15 months. Baby walkers account for more injuries than any other nursery product in this age group.
Injuries associated with falls down stairs are the most severe.
Children falling from windows are more likely to be male, younger than age 3 and playing unsupervised at the time of the fall. Window falls tend to occur in large urban areas, low-income neighborhoods and deteriorating and overcrowded housing. Children are more likely to die or be severely injured from window-related falls than falls associated with any other product. For every fall death there are 242 children admitted to a hospital for a non-fatal injury. Protective surfacing under and around playground equipment can prevent and reduce the severity of playground fall-related injuries.