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MultiVu Video: New CPSC Data Shows Old-Style "Tube" TVs Have Impact Force 10x Stronger Than Collision of Two NFL Players
A child dies every two weeks when a TV, a piece of furniture or an appliance falls on them
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NEWS:Apre-Big Game "game plan" to prevent TV/furniture tip over deaths and injuries; New research from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shares lifesaving steps to take once a new TV is brought home
FORMAT: B-roll
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, hard copy requests, downloadable MPEG4, contact information and more available at http://multivu.prnewswire.com/broadcast/73322162/press.html
STORY SUMMARY:
More Americans will buy a new TV ahead of the Big Game than any other sporting event during the year. New research from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) found that the average flat panel or CRT TV can have an impact force of thousands of pounds when it falls onto a child from unanchored furniture.
CPSC has previously reported that one child dies every two weeks and one person is injured every 15 minutes when a TV or a piece of furniture falls onto them.
In an effort to highlight the dangers TV and furniture tip-overs pose to children, CPSC researchers conducted 38 drop tests simulating a tip-over of both CRT and flat screen TVs on top of furniture. New and dramatic video footage of these simulations is now available.
CPSC urges consumers to keep safety in mind when buying a new TV. Avoid tip and fall incidents in the home, ask a sales associate for help selecting anti-tip devices. A secured TV is mounted to the wall or anchored to furniture with straps, brackets, or braces to prevent the TV from sliding. And lastly, remember to keep items that might tempt kids to climb, such as toys and remote controls, from the top of the TV and furniture.
B-ROLL INCLUDES: TVs on bureaus and bookcases tipping over, an anti-tip device being installed, wall anchoring being installed
VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE CALL:
MultiVu Media Relations, 800-653-5313 EXT. 3
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/PRNewswire -- Jan. 30, 2015/
SOURCE Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Video:http://download.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/VOD/73322162.mov
Video:http://download.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/VOD/73322162_SpanishTipOver20156b_0128.mov
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
MultiVu Video: New CPSC Data Shows Old-Style "Tube" TVs Have Impact Force 10x Stronger Than Collision of Two NFL Players
A child dies every two weeks when a TV, a piece of furniture or an appliance falls on them
SATELLITE FEED
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Friday, January 30th, 2015
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Galaxy 17
Transponder 18 - Slot 1
KU-Band
Downlink Freq: 12045 Vertical
Bandwidth 6 MHz
Symbol Rate: 3.9787
FEC: 3/4
NEWS:Apre-Big Game "game plan" to prevent TV/furniture tip over deaths and injuries; New research from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shares lifesaving steps to take once a new TV is brought home
FORMAT: B-roll
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, hard copy requests, downloadable MPEG4, contact information and more available at http://multivu.prnewswire.com/broadcast/73322162/press.html
STORY SUMMARY:
More Americans will buy a new TV ahead of the Big Game than any other sporting event during the year. New research from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) found that the average flat panel or CRT TV can have an impact force of thousands of pounds when it falls onto a child from unanchored furniture.
CPSC has previously reported that one child dies every two weeks and one person is injured every 15 minutes when a TV or a piece of furniture falls onto them.
In an effort to highlight the dangers TV and furniture tip-overs pose to children, CPSC researchers conducted 38 drop tests simulating a tip-over of both CRT and flat screen TVs on top of furniture. New and dramatic video footage of these simulations is now available.
CPSC urges consumers to keep safety in mind when buying a new TV. Avoid tip and fall incidents in the home, ask a sales associate for help selecting anti-tip devices. A secured TV is mounted to the wall or anchored to furniture with straps, brackets, or braces to prevent the TV from sliding. And lastly, remember to keep items that might tempt kids to climb, such as toys and remote controls, from the top of the TV and furniture.
B-ROLL INCLUDES: TVs on bureaus and bookcases tipping over, an anti-tip device being installed, wall anchoring being installed
VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE CALL:
MultiVu Media Relations, 800-653-5313 EXT. 3
This information is being sent to you by:
MultiVu, a division of PR Newswire Association LLC, 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10014-4504 http://www.prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire -- Jan. 30, 2015/
SOURCE Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Video:http://download.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/VOD/73322162.mov
Video:http://download.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/VOD/73322162_SpanishTipOver20156b_0128.mov
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)