That number seems amazing. Beyond that number the Consumer Product Safety Commission found was that that there could be more:
Experts say the discrepancy highlights one of the difficulties of the problem: it isn’t very well documented. Deaths and injuries may be recorded only as a fall or as the resulting trauma, and not as a fall from a window.
In Minnesota , 2010 saw 21 children severely injured by falls.
The Ramsey County Sheriff Department has in the past sent out a press release pointed out the following tips:
- That screens be secure and children are not allowed to play near open windows.
- Chairs and other furniture should be moved away from windows so children can’t climb up and press upon the screens.
- If possible, open windows from the top, not the bottom.
New York City has set up a whole program to prevent these tragedies.
Screens cannot be trusted to do the job alone. Screens are made to keep bugs out, not to keep children in. Review simple child safety products available. Most hardware stores sell child safety products and window stops, which allow windows only to open a few inches past the sill. Window guards screw into the sides of the window frame. They need to be screwed securely into the window frame because guards that are simply spring-loaded can be easily dislodged by a child.
Be safe and check those windows.
A founding partner with Bradshaw & Bryant, Mike Bryant has always fought to find justice for his clients—knowing that legal troubles, both personal injury and criminal, can be devastating for a family. Voted a Top 40 Personal Injury "Super Lawyer" multiple years, Mr. Bryant has also been voted one of the Top 100 Minnesota "Super Lawyers" four times.
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