. 2012 Jun;18(3):e3. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040394

Table 1.

Exposures of interest for the three falls case control studies

	Stairway falls	Falls on one level	Falls from furniture
^*Safety gates on stairs or used elsewhere^† ^‡ ^§	x	x	x
^*Baby walkers^†	x	x	x
^*Play pens^†	x	x	x
^*Travel cots^†	x	x	x
^*Stationary activity centres^†	x	x	x
Loose carpets on stairs^† ^‡ ^§	x
^Presence of bannisters and ^width of bannister gaps^† ^‡ ^§	x
^*Presence of handrails^† ^‡ ^§	x
Lighting on stairs^† ^‡ ^§	x
Tripping hazards on stairs^† ^‡ ^§	x
Stairway characteristics (^steepness, width, ^landings, ^winding stairs, state of repair of steps and ^type of stair coverings)^† ^‡ ^§	x
Rugs or carpets firmly fixed to floor^† ^‡ ^§		x
Electric wires or cables trailing across floors^† ^‡ ^§		x
Presence of tripping hazards on the floor^† ^‡ ^§		x
^*Use of furniture corner covers^† ^‡ ^§		x
Use of locks on doors leading to gardens or yards^† ^‡ ^§		x
Harnesses in high chairs^† ^‡ ^§			x
Bunk beds^† ^‡ ^§			x
Leaving child unattended on raised surfaces (not in car seat or bouncing cradle)^† ^‡ ^§			x
Placing car seats or bouncing cradles on raised surfaces^† ^‡ ^§			x
Frequency of children climbing or playing on furniture^† ^‡ ^§			x
Climbing or playing on garden furniture^† ^‡ ^§			x
Unsupervised playing in the garden^† ^‡ ^§		x	x
Teaching and following safety rules including:⁴¹
What to do or not do if the floor is slippery^† ^‡ ^§		x
About running in the house^† ^‡ ^§		x
About jumping on the bed or furniture^† ^‡ ^§			x
What to do or how to behave when going down the stairs^† ^‡ ^§	x
About carrying big things or many things while going down stairs^† ^‡ ^§	x

Exposures validated by home observation.

^†

Measured in children aged 0–12 months.

^‡

Measured in children aged 13–36 months.

^§

Measured in children aged 37–59 months.