Children under six are at greater risk from toppling televisions

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2023-01-24 00:01

Australia; NSW

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Children under six are more likely to sustain head and neck injuries requiring hospital treatment or die from falling televisions, according to Australian research. The study investigated 12,803 TV-related injuries from five previous studies, and found that children over six years of age are more likely to sustain chest injuries while children under six are more likely to sustain head and neck injuries that could be fatal or require hospital treatment. The team suggest that strategies for injury prevention must go beyond warning labels to include community education, promotion and use of tip restraint devices, mandatory safety standards and a commitment from manufacturers to improve TV set stability.