Young Children and Toy Hammocks Can Be A Deadly Combo
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Welcome! If you'd like to be notified of new posts, please subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy!
I’ve been reading a tragic story from the UK about a young child, four years old, who accidentally hanged herself from a toy hammock in her room while playing and died. It seems that she may have been imitating the actions of a Nickelodeon TV cartoon character.
The hammock in this incident was used to store toys in the child’s room. The child used a stool to reach the toy hammock and was swinging on it using her headband. I cannot imagine the horror the parents must have felt on discovering their daughter dead, and my heart goes out to them.
I am blogging this story because I feel it’s important for parents to know that toy hammocks and other hanging objects such as drapery, window blind and light cords; or curtain ties are dangerous to babies, toddlers and small children because of the threat of entanglement and strangulation. One should never leave children playing unsupervised around any hammock. Note again: the girl used a stool to reach up to the toy hammock, so hanging it high made no difference. Curious children will always find a way. Please, if you have small children, check their rooms now, today, for these tempting hazards and remove them. It is sadly too late for little Paige Brown; but perhaps knowledge of her story can save others.
Mother of girl, 4, who accidentally hanged herself: ‘I tell her every day she’s Mummy’s princess’
Technorati Tags: accident, Britain, child, children, danger, hammock, hammocks, hanging, Paige Brown, storage, toddler, toy, UK
Related Tags: No Tags
Possible Related Posts
