The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Window Covering Safety Council have announced a voluntary recall to repair Roman shades and roll-up blinds to prevent the risk of strangulation to young ...

A three-year old boy found tangled in a window blind cord, unconscious and blue, is a reminder to parents and caretakers about the dangers of shade and blind cords around children. The boy's life was ...

This article is part of “Death by Delay,” a series on how consumer product hazards have cost lives. Window blinds, curtains and shades can injure or kill young children if the dangling cords are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – A two-year-old boy ...

Dear Angie: My window blinds need new cords. What's involved? Is this a DIY project or something to hire for? — Connie L., Calabasas, Calif. Dear Connie: While it's certainly possible to replace ...

HUNDREDS of young children have been strangled to death by cords hanging from window blinds, shades and curtains, it has been revealed. At least 440 kids under the age of eight passed away silently ...

Mason was hanging from the window blind cord, apparently getting tangled in it after climbing onto the sill and falling. St. Louis police who investigated the boy’s death call it an accident. Though ...

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