Furniture tip-over

●Urgent

⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Call 112. Lift furniture straight up. Check breathing. Stop bleeding.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pull child by one arm from under edge.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT re-stack furniture before securing to wall.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Furniture crush, child age, breathing after lift.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe trap time if known.

Unconscious, difficulty breathing, or trapped more than minutes needs ambulance.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crush to abdomen or chest needs hospital even if child runs afterward.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crush syndrome rare in short events but monitor urine color hours.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quick extrication with multiple lifters — prolonged crush worsens injury.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

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