Latest Window Blind Tragedy in the UK
Aaron O’Connell
Three year-old Evie Middleton died on last Friday afternoon after becoming entangled in the cords of a window blind at her home.
Despite the efforts of paramedics to ressusitate her, she was pronounced dead after arriving at the Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.
Ten toddlers have died as a result of strangulation in window blind cords in the United Kingdom since the beginning of 2010 and a total of 21 since 1999. The British Blind and Shutter Association have made great efforts to promote window blind safety with their “Make It Safe” campaign but the frequency of these deaths has been increasing.
Greater public awareness is needed and it is now time that governments get involved and highlight the problem. One child’s death is one too many.