In this episode Dr. Hess speaks with Kim Amato, mother to Meghan who died at the age of 3 due to a furniture tip-over accident. They have an emotional discussion surrounding Meghan’s tragic and preventable death and how it lead Kim to start Meghan’s Hope, a go-to educational resource for tip-over prevention and child safety.
This episode is chock full of information regarding the prevalence of injuries and deaths caused by tip-over accidents, why, when, and how they happen, and what you can do to avoid this preventable tragedy in your own home.
Some resources discussed in this episode are as follows:
Quick links:
- Meghan’s Hope Website www.meghanshope.org
- Meghan’s Hope FAQÂ http://www.meghanshope.
org/faq.html - Meghan’s Hope Safety Blog http://www.meghanshope.
org/safety-blog - Meghan’s Hope Furniture Safety Resources (straps and installation)Â http://www.
meghanshope.org/resources.html - Meghan’s Hope Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/
meghanshope/ - Parents Against Tip-Overs www.stoptipovers.org
- CPSC’s Anchor It website www.anchorit.gov
- CPSC’s main website www.cpsc.gov
How to anchor:
- CPSC 30 second PSA on anchoring  https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v= PeZ7RlF1biU - Consumer reports video on how to anchor https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=FEfqzx3Bw2k&t=6s - CPSC’s how to anchor video https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=rZsRzvN7Pe4&t=13s
Videos:
- CPSC tip over demonstration  https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=pCpE- KvDEvo&t=14s - A Consumer Reports story featuring my friend and fellow PAT co-founder Janet McGee https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=vxrYkGrpkKA&t=26s - Real Moms Urge you to Anchor it https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jRjzZwjjeVY - Meghan’s full PSA from the CPSC https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=gW0ip1zx4nU
CPSC video PSA featuring Sylvia Santiago who lost a child to a TV/furniture tip-over https://www.youtube.
To report a tip-over (so important, even for near misses or minor injuries) www.saferproducts.
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