Cords left hanging from window blinds injured more than 16,000 children younger than 6 years old between 1990 and 2015, according to a recent study, but simple changes can reduce the risk. The cords ...

MIAMI (CBSMIAMI) -- A new study has researchers calling for a mandatory safety standard to eliminate window blinds with cords. The study finds blinds with cords continue to "pose a serious ...

It could have been much worse for Jameson Shannon. The little boy was pretending to be an airplane in his Nolensville home, like a typical 4-year-old would, standing on an ottoman. The window blinds ...

On October 17, 2013, Erin Shero of Hixson, Tennessee, was at home with her 23-month-old son, Colton, and stepped out of the family room to fix him a snack. When she returned, she thought her son had ...

New research serves as a warning about a common household item that can pose a serious safety threat to young children: window blind cords. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 3-year-old Firestone boy died last week in an accidental hanging after he became tangled in the cords of a window blind, an accident that happens once a ...

Most people don't look at the cords hanging from their window covers and see danger. But the Walla family does. That's because 15 years ago, a then-3-year-old Gavin Walla became entangled in the cords ...

For the first time, federal regulators on Wednesday recommended creating a new national safety standard that would make window blind cords inaccessible to children. In a 171-page document published ...

Child safety advocates have been pushing for the ban for years. — -- By the end of 2018, U.S. consumers shopping for window blinds will see only standard models without accessible cords. Child ...

Andrea Sutton, a mom in Firestone, Colo., was trying to put her 3-year-old son Daniel down for a nap, but he wasn't having it. It was January, too cold for him to burn off much energy outside, and he ...