Since 2005, an average of three children have died in Ireland every year due to accidents involving window blind cords. It has been reported that eight children have been killed by window blind cords since 2000 in the UK. In the US this figure is reported to be 91. There are even more non-fatal accidents and near-misses worldwide every year.

Window blinds/drapery cords are a strangulation hazard. Children become entangled in the pull cords or in the inner cords that are used to raise the slats of blinds. These entrapments can occur when a young child pulls on an inner cord and it forms a loop that a child can hang in. Fatality tends to occur when a child has fallen and got caught up in the loop.

Research has found that on average only one in ten households where small children either reside or visit on a regular basis have safety devices on blind cords and chains. Awareness of the dangers, and a few simple precautions can help prevent further tragic accidents and fatalities in the home.

Do something about it - now!

Learn more: SafetyAwarenessInformation.pdf