The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of about 1.7 million video baby monitors with electrical cords that were linked to the strangling of two infants on Friday, February 11. By law, the CPSC must work in cooperation with the manufacturer, Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I., to issue the recall and to put additional warning information on the label. The company will recommend that the monitors be placed farther than three feet from a crib.
The babies who were strangled included a 10-month-old girl from Washington, D.C. who had the cord wrap around her neck when the monitor was placed on top of the crib rail. The other fatality occurred in a six-month-old boy from Conway, S.C. who strangled in the cord of the monitor placed on his changing table. Another baby was found with the cord around his neck but he survived and was not injured.
Parents are urged to check their baby monitors to make sure they are secured and out of the reach of the baby. Summer Infant can be reached at (800) 426-8627 and the CPSC provides photos on its website of the monitors and the dangers they pose.
There have been 7 strangulations from baby monitor cords since 2004, according to the CPSC, and the agency is interested in hearing from any consumers who’ve had any experience with the cords. Online consumers can call the CPSC Recall Hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
Farah & Farah’s Florida product liability lawyers want you to know that the manufacturer, designer, and distributor can all be held accountable if you or a loved one have been injured by a defective and dangerous product. Call us for a consultation on your injury and we’ll see how we can help.
