View of clothing with drawstrings. Close-up of article of clothing with drawstring. Person taking garment off rack and pulling out drawstring. Child and adult coming out of house and sitting on steps. Close-up of adult taking drawstring out of child's coat.
Child gets up and walks away.
About one child a month strangles in window covering cords. Many strangulations occur in the loop of the cords. CPSC recommends that you cut the loops on old blinds and put a separate tassel on each cord. View of children sitting around a table and two adults are with them. View of two windows and two children close by.