New research serves as a warning about a common household item that can pose a serious safety threat to young children: window blind cords. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that ...

While the cords dangling from your window blinds may not seem like a risky item, for small children, they can pose the risk of strangulation or serious injury, according to a new report. The study ...

Most people don't look at the cords hanging from their window covers and see danger. But the Walla family does. That's because 15 years ago, a then-3-year-old Gavin Walla became entangled in the cords ...

Almost 17,000 children under six years of age were treated in hospital emergency departments in the US for window blind-related injuries from 1990 through 2015, averaging almost two per day. While the ...

Even though window coverings have been recognized for decades as a safety hazard to children, injuries from blinds and shades still send many kids to the emergency room each year, a U.S. study ...

Action 2 News is learning more about a new safety standard in the window blind industry, after the tragic death of a Sheboygan child Tuesday. The Sheboygan Police Department says the one-year-old boy ...

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, ...

Most homes have them. They help keep our rooms warm or cold and even add a pop of color to tie the decor together. But window blinds can cause serious injuries or even death to young children. A new ...

Window blinds and coverings with cords pose serious risk of injury or strangulation to infants and young children. But consumer advocates are hopeful that new standards for window coverings ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled Basic Blindz(r) Window Blinds because the blinds have a pull cord that is looped, posing a strangulation hazard to young children. Click here ...

NEW YORK — IKEA said it will no longer sell window blinds with cords because of the risk of strangulation. An average of one child per month died from strangulation by window cords between 1996 and ...

Jeremy and Carolyn Eastburn with their daughter, Presley, who died in December 2016 at the age of 4. She was strangled on a custom window blind the family bought for their new home near Houston.