What you need to know about your new television

Falling televisions have killed close to 170 kids since 2000. Jacksonville's Samara Brinkley lost her daughter. After a long day of work, she sat down to watch cartoons with little Dymounique. "We were watching Jimmy Neutron. Then, all of a sudden, I dozed off and I woke up to a boom," said Brinkley.

She dozed off for only a minute. "She was just laying there. It was so scary," said Brinkley.

The family TV killed her 4 year old little girl.

Tip-overs claim the life of a child every two weeks. With all the new, sleek, flashy flat screens filling homes, the risk is even greater.

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Related Link: Consumer Product Safety Commission: Tips to Prevent a Tragedy

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Jessica Winberry is the program assistant for Safe Kids of Northeast Florida. It's part of Wolfson Children's Hospital. She says sometimes parents create the risk. "You've got moms or dads hanging up equipment as a 'do it yourself-er' and they're not an expert and it's not done properly," said Winberry. "With a flat screen, it's one heavy item in a specialized area. It's easier for it to come down on a child," said Winberry.

Research Action News found shows 22,000 children under 8 were rushed to emergency rooms between 2000 and 2010. Seventy percent of the fatalities involved televisions. "What parents see is from their viewpoint. You have to get down and look at life from a child's viewpoint," said Winberry.

It's a painful lesson the Durhams learned. It's also a life lesson they want to share so others don't have to experience the pain firsthand. "We have this actual chest of drawers anchored to the wall very well. It is very sturdy and won't move a bit. The flat screen is anchored to wall very well and there is a strap behind," said the Durham's. "It needs to be a further miracle for us that we need to save and create miracles for other kids and other families."

The Consumer Product Safety Commission does have some other tips to keep kids safe. For more information, just click on the link below.