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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) advises parents to check outdoor play
equipment with cargo nets before allowing children
to climb them. Nets having openings with a
perimeter length (sum of the length of the four
sides) of between 17 and 28 inches could allow
head entrapment resulting in strangulation. CPSC knows of incidents at fast food restaurants where a child’s head was entrapped and an adult had to cut the net to release the child. Although no |
serious injuries occurred, the potential for strangulation
exists. CPSC staff are working with firms to
correct any cargo nets which may be potentially
hazardous. Consumers who know of playground cargo nets that could cause head entrapment should stop children from climbing on the net and should call the CPSC toll-free hotline at 1-800-638-2772 to report the location and brand of the cargo net. |
