Accidents Involving Children and Falling Furniture Up 41%

Recent reports have indicated that accidents resulting in the injury or death of children due to falling furniture have increased by 41% over the last 18 years.

Please note that the figure is actually much higher.

These statistics only include reported cases and in the case of death they only include incidents in which cause of death is listed as a direct result of the accident.

Many cases are not included as cause of death may just be listed as trauma or asphyxiation and the fact that it was caused by falling furniture is not always listed or reported.

For the past 5 years families who have lost children in these types of accidents have been attempting to get legislation passed at both the state and federal level to protect children.

Unfortunately their attempts have resulted in little or no legislation being passed.

Since it appears that our elected officials are reluctant to even ask major manufactures to include warning notices with furniture it will be up to us to get the word out to the public.

Hopefully these same elected officials might be open to help us raise public awareness.

Although family groups have been doing a great job through their websites and distributions the great percentage of the population is still not aware of the dangers that exist in their homes.

With help hopefully we can begin a public campaign to raise awareness,

Through print ads, PSA's and the internet hopefully we can prevent future accidents and the heartbreak of "If I only knew" that we hear after almost every accident.

If you are an elected official we call on you for your support.

If you are in the media we call on you for some help with possible free or discounted ads or PSA's (paper, TV, radio or internet)

If you are a member of an organization or school group we call on you to help spread the word.

If you are a business that might lend financial support to help fund production costs we call on you to get involved.

Finally if you are a concerned citizen who has a son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson or granddaughter we need your help.

If you think that something like this could never happen to your family, you are sadly mistaken.

We need your help to protect the most vulnerable of us, those who cannot protect themselves.

If you would like to get involved please contact us at 718-966-6531 or info@where-to-turn.org


Dennis

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