Toddler Falling Down Carpeted Stairs

Both studies noted that single injuries to the head or extremities predominate.

Toddler falling down carpeted stairs.

He is fine but i am not. But 25 of children under age 1 were injured while they were carried on the stairs and 16 fell. Or they re carrying baby along with a load of laundry down the stairs and trip and fall. Most of the injuries occurred as a result of the child falling down the stairs on his or her own.

No need to scream or shout stay calm but if there is any question or uncertainty at all you should absolutely bring your child to a doctor immediately. I differ that overreacting is worse than under reacting. Falling down stairs can be very serious for children just like with adults. I keep replaying it in my mind and crying.

Both also noted a greater occurrence of injury in infants who fell while being carried joffe reported that 4 10 infants who fell while being carried sustained a skull fracture. Joffe 1988 and chiaviello 1994 examined injuries that result when children fall down stairs. Toddler fell down the stairs. He went down two steps on his tummy onto a landing lost his footing and tumbled the rest of the way down.