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These are pictures of a Roman shade. When looking at them from the front, roman shades seem harmless except for the dangling pull cords in the front. There is more than one way a child could strangle in window coverings like these. The hidden hazard is on the back of the roman shade. ALL the cords in these window treatments make them a hazard to children. These hazards are hidden and not obvious to the consumer's eye. The red arrows are the hazardous areas. These are being sold at most home improvement stores, discount stores, and large department stores. We recommend NOT using ANY of these products in the home because of the hazards they pose to children. |
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| Corded Roll Up Shades | |
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Children have died many ways from roll up shades. The cords going around the shade to help roll it up can be easily removed from the side and there is one loop. This can be done on both sides so there are 2 loops that consumers are unaware of. Next are the pull cords. They can also be pulled on, making the cords longer, and children have wrapped the single tassel around their neck and strangled. |
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There are many of these shades that do NOT have inner cord stoppers on them that are being sold on the market today. The cords that roll up the shade can also be pulled in reverse. If you pull on that cord it gets longer and longer, making one huge loop. Many children have died this way. |
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| Cellular Shades | |
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Cellular shades above all look the most harmless. There is usually one tassel along with a bead above the tassel. The problem is that above the bead is another loop. Children have strangled in the loop above the cord joiners. We purchased one box with 2 warning labels enclosed in the package. One read "this product reduces the strangulation hazard by removing the loop in the pull cord". The other warning label read "children can strangle in the loop above the bead or cord joiner". |
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This is very misleading to the consumer! One label says there is no loop and the other label says there is! All corded window treatments MUST have 2 tassels, or a cord joiner in order to lift both sides of the bottom rail of the shade. Otherwise the shade would be lopsided when trying to open it. Most cellular shades have cord joiners that are just as dangerous as the "old" style window blinds recalled in 1994 because it creates a loop in the pull cord. |
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| Magic Blinds | |
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These window coverings are this year's biggest fad. Don't be fooled by concealed cords. All magic blinds have pull cords long enough to strangle children. |
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We have shown a total of 8 ways a child can strangle to death by window covering cords, plus the hidden dangers on new window coverings.
Please, remove your cords today. Don't let your child be the next statistic.
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