Reminder to secure your windows to prevent injury

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 6, 2022   9:20am

(Ottawa) – This week, the Ottawa Police responded to a call where a child fell from an open window and suffered injury.

With the warmer weather upon us, there is a stronger likelihood that windows are open, creating a safety risk potential for children to fall out.

It is important to secure access to your windows. Here are some safety tips to keep children safe:

• Lock your window closed at all times when you cannot supervise a small child around this falling hazard
• Install window guards
• Put up window stoppers
• Move furniture away from windows (there are more accidents when furniture is near a window).
• Remove the cranks from crank-open windows to keep kids from opening them.

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