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CPSC issues warning about open windows
Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Preschoolers, Big Kids, Tweens, Health & Safety: Babies
After a long, cold winter, the days are getting longer and the weather is finally warming up. Depending on where you live, this time of year can be quite pleasant. Not too cold, not too hot. It's just right for opening up the windows and letting the fresh air blow through. But open windows can be deadly hazards to children and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission wants parents to be aware of the dangers.
Since April, CPSC says there have been 18 incidents of children falling through open windows. Sadly, two of those incidents resulted in the deaths of small children. "We are issuing this warning so parents will take the necessary steps to prevent these incidents from happening," says CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord.
Tips from the CPSC for keeping kids safe when the windows are open:
Since April, CPSC says there have been 18 incidents of children falling through open windows. Sadly, two of those incidents resulted in the deaths of small children. "We are issuing this warning so parents will take the necessary steps to prevent these incidents from happening," says CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord.
Tips from the CPSC for keeping kids safe when the windows are open:
- For windows higher than 6 stories, install permanent window guards. Below the sixth floor, window guards should be of the type that adults and older children can open in case of fire.
- Install window stops to prevent windows from opening more than four inches.
- Window screens can easily be pushed out - don't depend on them to prevent falls.
- If possible, open windows from the top instead of the bottom.
- Discourage climbing near windows by keeping the immediate area free from furniture.
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5-17-2008 @ 3:51PM
Mel said...Hysteria.
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5-17-2008 @ 9:25PM
Uly said...But imaginary rapists on every street corner isn't?
5-18-2008 @ 12:43AM
Mel said...Touche.
5-18-2008 @ 6:32AM
Cynthia said...http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9d0ce1d7163cf932a15750c0a967958260
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5-18-2008 @ 11:18AM
Judy said...I was always shocked at the hotel where we used to stay in NYC that the windows could be opened, didn't have screens or any kind of guard on them. Maybe that's normal, but it was very surprising to me.
We live in a one-story house, where most of our windows are only inches above the ground, so this is not a huge concern for us. I am always astounded when I hear of kids falling out of high windows. How do parents NOT know to protect the windows?
And wasn't it Eric Clapton's young son who died this way? Very, very sad and very scary.
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