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Ban window blinds with cords to prevent kids' deaths and injuries, claims study, after a whopping 300 children die over 25 years
Nearly 17,000 young children were hurt by window blinds between 1990 and 2015, with 300 dying, a study shows
Most deaths occurred when children became entangled or strangled by the cords
Even after adopting voluntary safety standards, including warning labels, injuries persisted
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says windows and window blinds are among the top five hidden hazards in US homes
A standard will be in place by late 2018 that will make corded blinds unavailable in stores for purchases
By Associated Press
Published: 17:16 EDT, 10 December 2017 | Updated: 09:22 EDT, 11 December 2017
For the lurkers: OP's article is from 2017 and it is exclusively about the cords on window blinds:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5165517/Deaths-window-blinds-need-cord-ban-study-says.html
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================================================ Ban window blinds with cords to prevent kids' deaths and injuries, claims study, after a whopping 300 children die over 25 years
By Associated Press
Published: 17:16 EDT, 10 December 2017 | Updated: 09:22 EDT, 11 December 2017
Cord is just another word for string.
Ask a preschool if it's okay to tie a string around a kids neck for carrying a note or key.
Now ask if some bad child may wrap a string another child's neck.
Now ask if those things on masks are strings.