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Fall Prevention Tips, Part 2

4/8/2021

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Day 4, April 8
Window Safety and Fall Prevention Tips, Part 2

The Window Safety Task Force offers these tips to protect children from window falls:
  • Never paint or nail a window shut. You must be able to open them to escape in an emergency.
  • Do not install A/C units in windows that may be needed for escape or rescue. Always have at least one window in each sleeping and living area that meets requirements for escape and rescue.
  • Consider installing window fall prevention devices or guards as a fall prevention measure.
  • Install double-hung windows on second stories.  The upper sash can be opened for ventilation while leaving the lower sash closed.
  • Some homes may have guards, bars, grilles or grates already covering their windows. Those windows are useless for emergency escape and rescue without appropriate release mechanisms; update them to include releases.
  • Determine your family's emergency escape plan and practice it often. Include a safe meeting place outside.  Children may have to rely on a window to escape in an emergency. Help them learn to safely use a window to escape.

​Watch for Day 5 of Window Safety Week right here!
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