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Product Hazards
Baby Gates and Enclosures
An estimated 2,080 gate-related injuries to children under age 5 required emergency
room care in 2002. NEVER use older, accordion-style gates with large V-shaped openings
along the top edge and diamond-shaped openings in the sides that are large enough to
entrap a child's head and strangle at the neck. At least nine children have been strangled
to death by these accordion-style baby gates, including circular wooden enclosures,
which were manufactured before 1985.
A recall or a corrective action had been issued for baby gates and enclosures
for various reasons such as plastic parts of the gate can break off into small pieces, creating
a potential choking hazard to young children. In some cases, when parts break off,
the gate will no longer be secure.
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