Child injuries from falling TVs increasing in U.S.

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Child injuries from falling TVs increasing in U.S.

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A child is rushed to a U.S. emergency department every 45 minutes with an injury that's related to a falling television, according to a new study. "These are occurring primarily to younger children… When (the TVs) start coming toward them, they don't realize the danger," said Dr. Gary Smith, the study's senior author and president of the Child Injury Prevention Alliance. Previous research has found that TVs are involved in child injuries, and that the frequency may be increasing. ...

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