When children play in the house, it's very natural for them to want to reach, climb and pull themselves up onto furniture to explore. They often use dressers and shelves as climbing toys to reach something they want.
However, despite the low weight of children, such furniture is often unstable and can easily topple. Furniture, appliances and televisions can easily tip-over and cause serious injuries or even death to children.
Furniture tip-over accidents mostly affect children, but also adults can be seriously injured. The most effective way to prevent this is to secure all furniture, appliances and televisions that has a risk of tip over to a wall.
What does the term furniture tip-over mean?
Furniture tip-over is a term referring to accidents in which furniture topples over onto a person and causes injury or even death.
Who do tip-over affect?
Most of anti-tip over accidents happen with young children. Children are extra vulnerable, because they're not aware of danger. When furniture is tipping over, they're not fast enough to react and avoid. Also, when furniture falls on top them, they're not strong enough to lift the furniture off themselves
Where do tip-over accidents occur?
Tip-over accidents can occur in all places in the house. However, the most common areas for anti-tip over accidents are bedrooms, nurseries, living rooms and kitchens.
