TWO-YEAR-OLD FALLS FROM SECOND STORY WINDOW IN TIGARD
Posted: April 21st, 2012 8:10 PM
At 6:44 p.m. this evening, firefighter/paramedics from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Station 51 responded to reports that a two-year-old girl had fallen from a second story window at 8545 SW Florence Court in Tigard. Upon arrival, firefighters found the girl conscious. They mobilized her and she was transported to an area hospital by Metro West Ambulance to be evaluated for injuries.
The arrival of warm weather brings new hazards for young children, with falls being one of them. Seventy percent (70%) of pediatric falls, both in Oregon and the United States, occur between noon and early evening during warm weather.
Window Falls Safety Tips to Protect Your Child
1. Only allow windows to open 4 inches. Install a window stop to keep children from opening them further. Be sure an adult can open the window in an emergency.
2. If you open windows wider than 4 inches, install window guards with an emergency release device.
3. Remember, windows also serve as a secondary means of escape during an emergency. Make sure windows are still accessible and can open fully without special knowledge or tools.
4. Do not rely on insect screens to prevent a window fall. Screens are to keep bugs out, not kids in.
5. Keep windows locked and closed when not in use.
6. Keep furniture â€" or anything children can use to climb â€" away from windows.
7. Teach children to play a safe distance from windows and enforce this rule in your home (i.e. "we play two big steps from windows")
8. When buying new windows, ask for ones with built-in-4-inch-limiters.
For information about Oregon's Campaign to Stop Window Falls, go to www.stopat4.com
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