A television (TV) set can cause serious injury if it falls onto someone.
Risk factors for a television toppling:
(1) TV on an unstable piece of furniture
(2) TV set poorly balanced
(3) TV not fixed to wall
(4) dangling power cord
(5) earthquake
(6) rough housing or fighting in the room
Sites of TV impact:
(1) head or neck
(2) hand or foot
(3) extremity
Risk factors for serious injury:
(1) head or neck injury
(2) lacerations from broken glass
(3) toddler or small child involved
(4) fall of the TV set from a height
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Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
