![]() Another common way children injure themselves is by wrapping the pull cord around their neck. Unfortunately, many window blind companies did not adopt or were slow to adopt break away tassels in their products. A break away tassel can eliminate this hazard by causing the cord to collapse if there’s too much weight being forced down. For example, a common way children strangle themselves in window blinds is by putting their head through a loop in the pull cord. However, they chose not to adopt simple safety devices that could reduce or eliminate the risk of injury and death. Window blind manufacturers have known for decades that window blinds are pose an unreasonable risk of injury or death. Is the Window Blind Manufacturer liable for my child’s injuries or death? Most children are laid down for a nap in their crib or a bed, getting them higher and closer to the cords. These blinds and cords do not have to be close to the ground either. Most of these incidents happen when children are laid down for naptime and are not being supervised. ![]() Cord strangulation is especially dangerous because kids can become entangled incredibly quickly, and without a sound, much like drowning. In Roman shades, a child can be strangled if his neck gets between the exposed inner cord and the decorative fabric on the back side of the blind, or when the cord is pulled out and accidentally gets wrapped around a child’s neck. With roll-up blinds, strangulation can occur if the lifting loops in the inner part of the blind slide off the sides of the blind, then a child’s neck can get tangled on the loop or between the lifting loop and the blind. The number one reason that window coverings, especially blinds, can be dangerous is since they are a strangulation hazard. Many of these blinds are defective and have been recalled. Since 1973, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Journal of the American Medical Association linked the deaths of at least 768 children to these dangerous cords. Nearly 17 million American households with children under 6 have window blinds with potentially deadly cords, according to industry records. While the cords dangling from your window blinds may not seem like a risky item, for small children, they can pose the risk of strangulation or serious injury. Injuries and deaths from window blind cords send two kids to the emergency department each day. The $15.5 million settlement we secured will pay for her to have 24 hour nursing care, an ADA compliant house and access to medical care that will help her reach her maximum potential. ![]() We prosecuted her case against the window blind company for designing and selling the product despite the fact that it was unreasonably dangerous. Recently, Carr and Carr represented a 3 year old girl who suffered a traumatic brain injury after becoming entangled by window blind cords that were defective and unreasonably dangerous. ![]()
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