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Security at home for the baby – a television screen Babies Safety Guide: Kayla's Story
Kayla is lucky to be alive after a wide screen TV of 30 kg crushed her small body. Kayla accident is a warning to all parents with large TVs and small children. Discover the essential tips for the safety of the baby at home to the big screen to keep your baby safe.
In the State of Victoria, Australia (population 5,427,700) Index of injury among children from falling TV, which led to hospitalization of children, 37 in 2000 to 101 in 2009. injury to the leg and foot injuries are one of the most common in children under 5 years, followed by the head, face and neck injuries and, tragically, a child died from a falling television.
Kayla's mother heard a noise from the TV room where 4-year low Kayla had been watching. The TV big screen 30 kg have been laid on top of a cupboard had fallen over a meter Kayla in the body with only his feet visible below great television.
Kayla suffered a significant reduction in the side of the head and had blood coming from his mouth, ears and nose and was not breathing for a short period of time. mother Kayla held her daughter as she thought he would die.
In a critical state, Kayla was rushed to hospital, doctors did not know if I would survive. Kayla's mother, said: "I never imagined in my wildest dreams of a TV could do so much damage." Neurosurgeons operated on coating Kayla brain damage and part of his skull was removed to make room for his brain to swell. She was in a coma for six days between life and death, with his mother at his side.
After six weeks, Kayla made a remarkable turnaround with a new intervention within the skull to replace the part that was removed. Doctors hope to recover completely, but it will take a long time and may end up with subtle deficits.
Kayla story highlights the dangers of the big screen to small children when babyproofing your TV at home is often overlooked, but it is clear that parents, we include a large television screen on our list Baby Safety at home.
Home Safety Guide for infants to big screen: seven steps you need to know
Match the stand or cabinet with the size of the TV – should have a broad and deep sound.
If not using a TV stand, place the TV to the extent possible, in a small stable surface.
Use brackets and straps to secure TV on the wall – a length of lightweight chain and is ideal for attaching the back of the TV anchor and a fixture on the wall, make sure the wall bracket for example, a strong hook is attached to a wall stud.
Keep cables TV behind furniture where children can not reach.
Do not use TV cabinets with drawers just below the TV, it would be likely to rollover when a cargo box is open, your child can even use the crate as a step of greater height.
Do not place the remote control and other items attractive to children at the top of the TV, where you can try to achieve them.
Never place the TV on an unstable support as speakers convenient, or a car.
raw material for Kayla (not her real name) from an accident, Melbourne Herald Sun Newspaper, Journalist Betts
About the Author
Julie Freeman is a Medical Laboratory Scientist in Microbiology with 25 years experience and mother of 2 daughters aged 5 and 2 years. To learn how to protect your baby in all situations, further baby home safety advice can be found conveniently in one complete baby safety guide:‘Baby Safety’
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Julie also manages Baby Health Secrets, a website that provides top quality, digital Ebooks on pregnancy, newborn baby care, baby safety, advice for new mothers and great tips to get a colicky or crying baby to sleep through the night, also how to remove stretchmarks.
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