The journal Pediatrics is reporting on a study about kids who fall from windows. Researchers say about 5,000 a year end up in the ER. Scary for sure. But does that mean there ought to be a law that requires window guards? At least one researcher, Dr. Gary Smith, seems to think so. From CNN:
The study points out that great reductions were seen in New York and Boston after programs were implemented there to combat the problem. The programs involved education in the community and among parents. Window guards were also made available. In New York City, window guards became mandatory in apartments where young children lived.
“We know what works,” Smith said. “We need to now go out and implement that.”
There is no disputing that kids falling out of windows is a scary accident. But it’s a risk that can be addressed voluntarily and responsibly by parents, landlords and homeowners.
