Televisions have caused injury to 200 thousand. American children - Money.pl

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class=”lead”> Over 20 years falling televisions have caused injuries to nearly 200 thousand. American children – said the letter Pediatrics .

Team Dr. Gary Smith of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus (Ohio) analyzed the data for the years 1990-2011. Most of the injuries were not too serious – only as 2.6 percent. children had to be admitted to the hospital – but associated with falling TVs injuries are increasing.

concern mainly children under five years of age (64 percent.), especially boys (61 percent.), which are the most common injuries of the head and neck. Younger children have more difficulty uskoczeniem from falling objects. In the years 2000-2011 due to the impact of the TV died 215 children in the United States.

While in 1990 because of injuries caused by the TV to hospital emergency departments went 5 455 children, in 2011 – already 12 300 On average, every half hour goes to the emergency room because of this one child.

According to the study authors

growing number of cases may be due to a change in the location of the TV in the house and new technologies – instead kilkudziesi?ciokilogramowej, large and difficult to move the blocks out a flat device, often hanging on the wall or with a very stable platform. TV weight in relation to the screen size was a significant decrease, but kilkudziesi?ciocalowy TV is still considerable weight, which should be firmly secured – preferably secured to the wall.

When the TVs are increasingly available and there are more and more at home. Oldest often end up in the sub-space – for example, on a table or chest of drawers, which are not very stable.

The authors warn that not place the remote control on the TV or toys because children can tip it over, reaching for these items. TV should be securely attached to the wall or be as low as possible, on a firm surface, protected from falling respective holders.

99 percent. U.S. households has at least one television, and in 55 percent. – Three or more.