Originally Posted by
livedarklions
Very slight disagreement, because we're basically saying the same thing--railings and falling from child beds are where there has already been a lot of engineering, so there may not be a lot of interventions left to do. This category is clearly lumping in adult beds, and I'm pretty sure that the obvious interventions, having adults sleep on thin mattresses on the floor or routinely putting railings around adult beds, are probably not onse with serious probabilities of being adopted.
That's no doubt true. But with "bed" being the top culprit for babies, I would be inclined to have a look at it anyway and find out if there is some commonality.
If I'm looking at this from a public health perspective, I would think it might(!) tell me that parent education about these hazards is a more likely effective strategy.
A strong possibility IMO. Maybe the beds are safe but the parents aren't using them, or are neglecting them. If it's the latter, is there some way to make the beds harder to neglect?