CPSC, National SAFE KIDS Campaign Announce Crib Safety Initiative; Bass Hotels and Resorts Joins Safety Campaign
Press Release # 00-071
Transcript
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- Screen reading: "Cribs with soft bedding can suffocate an infant. Remove all pillows, stuffed toys, sheepskins, comforters, quilts, and other soft products from the crib."
- Crib with comforter.
- Another angle of comforter.
- Screen reading: "Cribs with corner posts or other catch points can strangle an infant when clothing gets caught.
- Crib with corner posts and a mattress.
- Close-up of corner posts.
- Close-up of finger touching corner post.
- Screen reading: "Cribs that don't meet current safety standards with slats less than 2-3/8 inches apart can strangle an infant when their body slips through wide openings."
- Aluminum can being slipped through the slat opening and then taken away.
- Aluminum can being slipped through the slat opening and then taken away a second time.
- Screen reading: "Tears or holes in playpen and play yard meshing can entrap or strangle infants. Recalled playpens and play yards can suffocate or strangle infants when they collapse."
- Collapsed playpen.
- Another angle of collapsed playpen.
- Screen reading: "Cribs with soft bedding can suffocate an infant. Remove all pillows, stuffed toys, sheepskins, comforters, quilts, and other soft products from the crib."
- End