Young Children and Toy Hammocks Can Be A Deadly Combo
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
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’
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