Table 1.
Most frequent types of accidental falls in infants and toddlers. P-values note the comparison between the number of infants and number of toddlers in a given fall mechanism category.
| Fall Mechanism | # of children | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants | Toddlers | p value | |
| Accidental Falls ≤ 3 ft | N=67 | N=31 | <0.001 |
| Caretaker’s arms | 9 | 1 | |
| Bed | 18 | 5 | |
| Carrier | 5 | 0 | |
| Chair | 3 | 7 | |
| Table | 4 | 0 | |
| Bouncy chair | 2 | 0 | |
| Couch | 5 | 2 | |
| Stroller | 4 | 2 | |
| Other | 17 | 14 | |
| Accidental Falls ≥ 3 ft, <10 ft | N=51 | N=45 | 0.54 |
| Caretaker’s arms | 34 | 7 | |
| Caretaker’s shoulders | 1 | 4 | |
| Shopping cart | 3 | 9 | |
| Banister | 1 | 3 | |
| Playground equipment | 0 | 3 | |
| Other | 12 | 19 | |
| Accidental Falls ≥ 10 ft | 2 | 22 | <0.002 |
| Accidental Falls, stairs | 37 | 30 | 0.39 |