Bunk beds pose dangers to kids and adults

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Pediatric experts find children under 6 and adults 18-21 are most likely to be injured on bunk beds. Credit: MediaSource
Pediatric experts find children under 6 and adults 18-21 are most likely to be injured on bunk beds. Credit: MediaSource

Bunk bed-related injuries are not an issue of concern solely for parents of young children according to a study conducted by investigators at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The study, published in the June issue of Pediatrics, found although three-quarters of the children who sustain bunk bed-related injuries are younger than 10 years of age, there is a surprising spike in injuries among individuals between the ages of 18 and 21 years.


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