Isolated Head Injury Caused by Cathode Ray Tube Television Tip-over: Three Children Cases

Abstract

Television tip-over injury is a home accident that can cause severe head trauma, especially in young children. In this study, three cases of television-related head trauma were presented. The first case was a 16-month-old girl. When she was playing at home, a cathode ray tube television rolled. A Skull fracture and intracranial injury developed. The children underwent emergency neurosurgery operation. He was hospitalized for 13 days and discharged. The second case was a 4-year-old male. He was found unconscious at home beside the overturned the cathode ray tube television. Subarachnoid hemorrhage was detected on tomography. He was hospitalized for 2 days and discharged. The third case was a 12-month-old boy. His mother accidentally dropped the cathode ray tube television on her child. Skull fracture and subgaleal hematoma were determined. In the follow-up, acute anemia developed and blood transfusion was performed in the emergency department. He was hospitalized for 2 days and discharged. In conclusion, television tip-over can lead to severe head trauma in children. Basic home preventive measures and adult supervision of young children may prevent television related-related injury.

Keywords

• television tip-over
• home accident
• head trauma
• intracranial injury