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If someone needs immediate help with furniture tip-over, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A dresser, TV stand, or shelf fell onto a child.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Call 112. Lift furniture straight up. Check breathing. Stop bleeding.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child under drawer unit, feet visible, furniture at angle.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quiet child under furniture worse sign than crying.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tip-overs crush chest — child may be silent not crying.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — TV and wardrobe units are heaviest killers.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Get helpers to lift unit vertically together on count.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone ready to pull child clear gently once lifted.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Start CPR if no breathing after release.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check whole body — abdomen can be injured without visible wound.
When and how to get professional help.
Unconscious, difficulty breathing, or trapped more than minutes needs ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quick extrication with multiple lifters — prolonged crush worsens injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Furniture crush, child age, breathing after lift.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe trap time if known.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pull child by one arm from under edge.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT re-stack furniture before securing to wall.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lightweight particle board furniture cannot kill
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drawers open and shift center of gravity — full unit weight crushes chest of small child.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed rescue because child seemed "just pinned lightly."
Other scenarios in the same family.
Child window fall
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child fell from an open window, balcony, or terrace railing.
Child swallowed object
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A child swallowed a coin, toy part, magnet, or button battery.
Infant fall
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A baby fell from bed, sofa, changing table, or was dropped.
Infant unresponsive
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — An infant is not responding in crib or bed — possible SIDS or other cause.
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.