Watch that Step: Stair-related injuries still common

Reblogged from Well Child Chats:

Do you have stairs in your home?

I recently saw a toddler for an accidental fall down stairs.  It reminded me of a recent study published in Pediatrics showing that, although stair-related injuries aren't happening as much as they did in the past, they are still more common than they should be.  Statistics show that a child is brought to the ER for a fall on the stairs about every 6 minutes on average.

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