Bunk Bed Injuries

Bunk Bed–Related Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States, 1990–2005

“…17 Consistent with previous research on this topic, our study found that injuries associated with bunk beds occur most often to males 1,2,5,7,8 and to children younger than 6 years. 5,8,9,18 The high rate of injury to the head is similar to findings in other studies that assessed childhood falls, including falls from bunk beds. 3,5,18 Small children tend to fall head first because of a higher center of gravity and can experience serious injuries such as concussions and skull fractures.…”

“…5,8,9,18 The high rate of injury to the head is similar to findings in other studies that assessed childhood falls, including falls from bunk beds. 3,5,18 Small children tend to fall head first because of a higher center of gravity and can experience serious injuries such as concussions and skull fractures. 8,18,20,23 In our study, children younger than 3 years were 40% more likely to sustain head injuries than older children.…”

Bunk beds - a still underestimated risk for accidents in childhood?

“…The retrospective analysis demonstrates that children suering bunk-bed accidents sustained a wide spectrum of severe injuries (Table 1). In contrast to the injury types described by other study groups, we also observed multiple trauma and two lacerations of the spleen [9,15]. Concordant with the report of Johnson [6], our series included two paediatric Lisfranc injuries (so called``bunk-bed fractures'') de®ned as fracture of the ®rst proximal metatarsal.…”

“…Of the children, 73.9% were alone in the room at the time of the accident. Falls onto padded¯oors resulted in less severe injuries in our study as well as in another study [9]. The retrospective analysis demonstrates that children suering bunk-bed accidents sustained a wide spectrum of severe injuries (Table 1).…”

Bunk-Bed-Related Fractures in Children: Are We Aware of the Risks?

“…We identified 162 patients who underwent an imaging procedure following a BBR injury. Male patients accounted for 59.9% of all cases, which corresponded with the literature [2][3][4][5][6][7][8].…”