Your baby could also land on items like clothing soft bedding or plastic bags.
Dropped baby on hard floor.
Whether or not a baby is injured by a fall has a lot to do with how hard that fall was and what they landed on woodward said.
If for example you assume that a changing table is roughly 3 5 feet and a young baby is 1 5 feet tall then falling from a changing table is the rough equivalent of an adult falling from a 10 foot high surface.
If your baby falls or is dropped do you need to take them to the er.
If they have a head injury or broken bone or are having a seizure the answer is definitely yes.
Broken limbs retinal hemorrhages skull fractures brain damage or swelling and internal bleeding are among the most severe risks associated with a serious fall.
The worst that can happen.
Falls from an adult bed not only could harm your baby from an impact to the floor.
Here are signs to look for.
But it can also be hard and.
Lubbock man hit or dropped baby so hard she has little hope for a normal life arrest warrant said local news.