Title: Bunk Bed Fall
Feed: CWKN #391, June 25, 2008
Time:  1:28
SUGGESTED LEAD: WHEN THEY RIDE IN THE CAR, WE INSIST THEY FASTEN THEIR SEATBELTS; WHEN RIDING A BIKE, WE MAKE SURE THEY WEAR A HELMET; WHEN IT RAINS, WE PUT THEM IN A RAINCOAT. AND YET…AS HARD AS WE TRY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN… THE UNEXPECTED CAN STILL COME ALONG AND HURT THEM. ONE EXAMPLE… IN TONIGHT’S REPORT FROM CONNECT WITH KIDS.
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NARR: THE DOCTORS ARE WORRIED ABOUT HER FACE…HER JAW AND HER TEETH. (:04)

NATS:  Dr. Nelson 
“I think your chin is about 2 or 3 times the size it normally is… is that correct?”

NARR:  9-YEAR-OLD BRITTANY ARMSTRONG WAS SOUND ASLEEP AT 4 A.M. WHEN SHE FELL OUT OF HER BUNK BED … AND LANDED ON HER FACE.  SHE WAS IN THE TOP BUNK. (:08)

NATS:  Dr. Nelson
“…about five feet high…like about right there?  Did it have a rail on it?  Ok.” 
 
NARR:  AN ORAL SURGEON EXAMINES HER…IT’S CLEAR THERE IS DAMAGE TO HER LOWER GUMS.  BUT WHAT ABOUT HER BITE: DO HER TEETH COME TOGETHER AS BEFORE… HAS SHE FRACTURED A BONE IN HER JAW? IN A FEW MINUTES, THERE IS GOOD NEWS. (:14)

NATS:
“and if you follow the border all the way around, there’s no indication of any fracture and also, if you look, you can see that her occlusion is on…”

NARR:  SHE’S A BRAVE GIRL… THEY HAVE TO STITCH THE CUTS IN HER MOUTH… SHE’S TIRED AND IT HURTS… AND SHE’S ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. (:07)

NATS: Dr. Nelson
“hey Brittany…am I doing anything that bothers you right now?

NARR: IT SEEMS UNLIKELY, A 9-YEAR-OLD FALLING OUT OF BED… AND YET IT’S NOT UNCOMMON… EVEN FOR BIG KIDS. (:07)

SUPER (QUICK):  Dr. Nelson, Emergency Room Pediatrician  (1:08)
“Yeah I’ve seen several children fall from the top of the bunk bed and the bigger you are harder you fall.  The take-home message is that you need to have a rail on a bunk bed.”

NARR:  STITCHES, MEDICINE FOR THE PAIN… SHE SHOULD RECOVER VERY WELL. (:05)

I’M COLLIN SIEDOR FOR CONNECT WITH KIDS. (:03)

SUGGESTED TAG:   A NEW STUDY FROM THE CENTER FOR INJURY RESEARCH AND POLICY FINDS THAT NEARLY 36 THOUSAND CHILDREN ARE INJURED EVERY YEAR FROM FALLING OUT OF A BUNK BED.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS STORY AND OTHERS, LOG ONTO <LOCAL URL> AND CLICK ON THE CONNECT WITH KIDS ICON.