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The study's Smith said parents can help prevent injuries by lowering the crib's mattress when children grow tall enough to lean over the rails, or, with drop-side cribs, not leaving children unattended when the side is lowered.

Nearly 10,000 Babies A Year Suffer Crib Injuries AP 2011

The study's Smith said parents can help prevent injuries by lowering the crib's mattress when children grow tall enough to lean over the rails, or, with drop-side cribs, not leaving children unattended when the side is lowered.

Nearly 10,000 Babies A Year Suffer Crib Injuries AP 2011

The study's Smith said parents can help prevent injuries by lowering the crib's mattress when children grow tall enough to lean over the rails, or, with drop-side cribs, not leaving children unattended when the side is lowered.

Nearly 10,000 Babies A Year Suffer Crib Injuries AP 2011

On that day when the earth turned upside down and a tsunami pulled an entire Alaskan city out to sea, I rode out the quake blissfully asleep in my crib - with my father riding on top of the crib's rails as it careened from one side of the bedroom to the other, using his body to block falling debris from striking me, while he held on for dear life with a white-knuckle grip.

Mark Putnam: "It's About Alaska": A Story of Earthquakes, Norwegians and Neckties Mark Putnam 2010

On that day when the earth turned upside down and a tsunami pulled an entire Alaskan city out to sea, I rode out the quake blissfully asleep in my crib - with my father riding on top of the crib's rails as it careened from one side of the bedroom to the other, using his body to block falling debris from striking me, while he held on for dear life with a white-knuckle grip.

Mark Putnam: "It's About Alaska": A Story of Earthquakes, Norwegians and Neckties Mark Putnam 2010

The child was reportedly found hanging over the side of the foam recliner, caught between the Nap Nanny and the crib's bumper.

Nap Nanny RECALL: 30,000 Baby Recliners Recalled 2010

And, of course, check and tighten any crib's hardware frequently.

Another 170,000 drop-side cribs recalled for faulty hardware 2010

On that day when the earth turned upside down and a tsunami pulled an entire Alaskan city out to sea, I rode out the quake blissfully asleep in my crib - with my father riding on top of the crib's rails as it careened from one side of the bedroom to the other, using his body to block falling debris from striking me, while he held on for dear life with a white-knuckle grip.

Mark Putnam: "It's About Alaska": A Story of Earthquakes, Norwegians and Neckties Mark Putnam 2010

Age and repeated assembly puts wear and tear on a crib's hardware and joints, allowing screws to loosen and fall out and plastic parts to flex and break.

CPSC: Drop-side cribs have caused at least 32 deaths 2010

On that day when the earth turned upside down and a tsunami pulled an entire Alaskan city out to sea, I rode out the quake blissfully asleep in my crib - with my father riding on top of the crib's rails as it careened from one side of the bedroom to the other, using his body to block falling debris from striking me, while he held on for dear life with a white-knuckle grip.

Mark Putnam: "It's About Alaska": A Story of Earthquakes, Norwegians and Neckties Mark Putnam 2010