References for How to Prevent Furniture Accidents in the Home


1. National Retail Association. Technical Standards Committee. (2017). Best practice guide for furniture and television tip-over prevention. NRA, East Brisbane. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/CYPuZU

2. Ikea (2016, November 17). Secure It! Wall Attachment Guide [video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/3cHW6_jWBzM

3. Pottery Barn Kids. (2011, January 11). How to Secure Your Large Furniture to the Wall to Ensure Safety [video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/yfIMqE8t_GU

4. Product Safety Australia. (2017, April 3). Toppling furniture and televisions: Anchor them and save a child’s life [Media release]. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/VuObc4

5. Coroner’s Court of Western Australia and Coroner Fogliani, R. (2017). Inquest into the Death of Jasmine Lilian Cammilleri. (Delivered on 28 December 2016). Perth: Government of Western Australia

6. Menagh, J. (2017, April 5). Mother’s safety plea at inquest into death of toddler crushed by TV. ABC news. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/wzIFiZ

7. Befeler, A. R., Daniels, D. J., Helms, S. A., Klimo Jr, P., & Boop, F. (2014). Head injuries following television-related accidents in the pediatric population: Clinical article. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 14(4), 414-417. doi: 10.3171/2014.7.PEDS1433

8. Cusimano, M. D., & Parker, N. (2016). Toppled television sets and head injuries in the pediatric population: a framework for prevention. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 17(1), 3-12

9. Platt, M. S., & Stanley, C. (2011). TV Tip‐Over Morbidity and Mortality in Children. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(5), 1364-1367. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01770.x

10. Rutkoski, J. D., Sippey, M., & Gaines, B. A. (2011). Traumatic television tip-overs in the pediatric patient population. Journal of Surgical Research, 166(2), 199-204. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.05.051

11. Lichenstein, R., Monroe, D., Quayle, K. S., Miskin, M., Cooper, A., Gerardi, M. J., ... & Kuppermann, N. (2015). Television-Related Head Injuries in Children. Pediatric Emergency Care. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000605

12. (2016, December 23). Ikea reaches $69 million settlement over toddler deaths from tipping dressers. ABC News. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/QilbZA