I can't even believe that this recall even made the news....

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.

Is it just me or does no one see the safety problem with the product, but instead, stupidity of the parents???

Parents have been told for YEARS not to put cribs, etc near blinds and if you have blinds in a bedroom, you should keep them either raised or the cords lifted out of reach. This is on the warning label of every blind I have ever purchased.

Now they are blaming the blind companies for strangulation deaths d/t cords on bliinds (Duh!!!!) instead of the parents that didn't make sure they were safe.

The next time you see a recall, it will probably be kitchen ovens, because...you know, those things get really hot and they burn children if they get too close to them when turned on.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Six-companies-recall-blinds-apf-275230592.html?x=0

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i know it is kind of dumb after all the warnings. i'm guessing this one is a knee-jerk recall or a recall that is actually called for, maybe it's badly designed or something.

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Specializes in Adult Stem Cell/Oncology.

No, it's not just you! Common sense is apparently not so common! Why would anyone put a crib close enough to where a baby could reach the cord? And if there's no other place to put a crib except by a window, it is possible to secure the cord and keep it out of the toddler's reach! It absolutely breaks my heart when children get hurt or die, especially due to a lack of common sense.... so sad!

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Specializes in Staff nurse.

Such a sad situation. Can you imagine the guilt the parent(s) feel if it is due to their neglect and/or stupidity. But this is America and we can sue for just about anything...

But the article did mention one of the blinds fell into the crib. Was that due to not being secured according to installing instructions or someone just putting it up with a "that will do" attitude. We don't know.

Too many recalls.

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.
Such a sad situation. Can you imagine the guilt the parent(s) feel if it is due to their neglect and/or stupidity. But this is America and we can sue for just about anything...

But the article did mention one of the blinds fell into the crib. Was that due to not being secured according to installing instructions or someone just putting it up with a "that will do" attitude. We don't know.

Too many recalls.

Yes..when blind are installed they have brackets that are screwed into eithr the frame in the window or to the wall and then the blind pops in and metal tabs are closed to keep it from falling out.

For anyone that has ever hung blinds (I come from a family of lots of girls, so my father taught me how to do darn near everything around the house)...you know how hard those tabs can be to close...there is no way a baby can pull hard enough to pull one down if it's installed correctly...and they are not hard to install.

They do make cordless blinds...however you still have the strings between the slats and they can get entangled in those as well.

I never purchased any special equipment or blinds...I just raised the blind about halfway and tied a slip knot in the cord that my children couldn't reach and certainly never put their crib underneath.

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Specializes in geriatrics / peds private duty.

When my children were babies I had one of those carriers that you wore over your shoulders and the baby hung in a pack on the front of you. It was called Sarah's Ride Carrier. This item had a tag sewed to it that read "do not use over open flame". Ok...so was someone dumb enough to have tried that for a warning to have been attached? And if they were that dumb, what makes the manufacturer so sure that they can read the warning tag?

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I suppose now you won't be able to buy them anymore because they won't be making them anymore because of this.

Millions of dollars involved in a recall and they all go in a land fill somewhere.

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This does not surprise me. We have to have warnings on blow dryers to not use them in the shower. We have warnings saying coffee is hot. There should be a statement not to drive with hot drinks between your knees. That's what cupholders are for.

People just aren't willing to take responsibility for using common sense. That is just too difficult.

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Maybe it would be best to just put a standard note on anything you buy "use with common sense" and be done with it? This is sad. :/

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Specializes in LTC.

I bought a hair straightener today and the brochure warned me not to use it while sleeping! It didn't say not to lick it though... so that must be okay.

I have also seen "Do Not Eat" warnings on things like candles.

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Can someone tell me why I was required by the government to take and pass a quiz to accept a $600 loan for nursing school, but I can bring a human being into the world without having to take any kinds of courses or quizzes or obtain any licenses? Lol* I know it's technically unconstitutional to ask people to have a license to have a child...but I really think it should be mandatory. Lol*

My Lord it's harder to adopt a dog these days than have a baby!

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any one else remember the case were the guy sued the maker of the wooden step ladder, when he put it on a pile of frozen horse sh.., and when it melted he fell and hurt himself? he won, by the way....

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