A nurse is assessing the home environment of a toddler.Which of the following poses the greatest and most immediate risk to the child?

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The toddler will climb onto furniture or fixtures, out of windows, or into small spaces.Injuries that result from these explorations can range from minor scrapes and bruises to fatal head injuries.Toddlers are at high risk for accidental injury because they lack judgment, and have limited physical coordination and a heightened level of curiosity.Toddlers love to explore and climb objects.Injuries to toddlers occur most often when they fall from furniture, stairs, or windows.Trying to reach the remote control on the top shelf of the entertainment center puts the child at immediate and greatest risk because of the potential for the entertainment center to fall on the child while he is trying to climb it.

A Nurse Is Assessing the Home Environment of a Toddler