Exposures of interest for the three falls case control studies
| Stairway falls | Falls on one level | Falls from furniture | |
| *Safety gates on stairs or used elsewhere† ‡ § | x | x | x |
| *Baby walkers† | x | x | x |
| *Play pens† | x | x | x |
| *Travel cots† | x | x | x |
| *Stationary activity centres† | x | x | x |
| Loose carpets on stairs† ‡ § | x | ||
| *Presence of bannisters and *width of bannister gaps† ‡ § | x | ||
| *Presence of handrails† ‡ § | x | ||
| Lighting on stairs† ‡ § | x | ||
| Tripping hazards on stairs† ‡ § | x | ||
| Stairway characteristics (*steepness, width, *landings, *winding stairs, state of repair of steps and *type of stair coverings)† ‡ § | x | ||
| Rugs or carpets firmly fixed to floor† ‡ § | x | ||
| Electric wires or cables trailing across floors† ‡ § | x | ||
| Presence of tripping hazards on the floor† ‡ § | x | ||
| *Use of furniture corner covers† ‡ § | x | ||
| Use of locks on doors leading to gardens or yards† ‡ § | x | ||
| Harnesses in high chairs† ‡ § | x | ||
| Bunk beds† ‡ § | x | ||
| Leaving child unattended on raised surfaces (not in car seat or bouncing cradle)† ‡ § | x | ||
| Placing car seats or bouncing cradles on raised surfaces† ‡ § | x | ||
| Frequency of children climbing or playing on furniture† ‡ § | x | ||
| Climbing or playing on garden furniture† ‡ § | x | ||
| Unsupervised playing in the garden† ‡ § | x | x | |
| Teaching and following safety rules including:41 | |||
| What to do or not do if the floor is slippery† ‡ § | x | ||
| About running in the house† ‡ § | x | ||
| About jumping on the bed or furniture† ‡ § | x | ||
| What to do or how to behave when going down the stairs† ‡ § | x | ||
| About carrying big things or many things while going down stairs† ‡ § | x | ||