"The CPSC and JPMA and juvenile product manufacturers
are working together to help remind parents and caregivers that cords on baby
audio and video monitors present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers
when placed within a child’s reach.
Since 2002, seven infants and toddlers
were strangled in baby monitor cords, and three infants and toddlers nearly
strangled. The victims involved were as young as 6 months old to 20 months old.
In an effort to prevent infants and young children from
strangling in monitor cords, CPSC and JPMA and juvenile product manufacturers
urge parents to:
Immediately check the location of all monitors and other
products with electrical cords--including those mounted on the wall--to make
sure cords are out of your child’s reach.
Place cords at least three feet away from any part of the
crib, bassinet, play yard, or other safe sleep environment.
Never position a monitor inside or on the edge of a crib.
Remember, at least three feet away is where your monitor
should stay.
Click here to request free strangulation warning labels
about the strangulation risk to affix to the cords of your baby monitor. "
Source: Mattel/Fisher Price
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