On October 17, 2013, Erin Shero of Hixson, Tennessee, was at home with her 23-month-old son, Colton, and stepped out of the family room to fix him a snack. When she returned, she thought her son had ...
You may notice a significant change the next time you go shopping for window blinds. The Troubleshooters warned you about the dangers of corded window blinds a few years ago in a joint investigation ...
One of the biggest dangers to children is still present in almost every home: window blinds with long cords that can easily get tangled around an unassuming infant or precocious toddler. In fact, ...
In response to tragic accidental strangulation deaths and injuries in young children, a ban on the manufacturing of corded blinds recently went into effect. In accordance with the new regulations, ...
Arika Hernandez, a mom from Utah, recently took to Facebook to share an important PSA with parents: get rid of your corded blinds, period. In a terrifying post, she detailed how her 3-year-old son Kai ...
(CNN) -- Nearly one child dies every month and about two are injured every day in window blind-related incidents, according to a new study. From 1990 to 2015, nearly 17,000 children younger than 6 ...
Any type of blinds are sure to look great in your home, and they up your privacy factor, too. But, no one likes it when blinds get stuck in place or won't roll back up. The cords can be ...
There’s all this talk this election season about government overreach. So let’s talk about a case where the government barely stretched and certainly didn’t reach. If the government had done more to ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Children's injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with cords.