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Product Hazards
Portable Cribs and Play Yards with Top-Rail Hinges
In 1998, just a few months apart, two little boys died when the same model of a Playskool Travel-Lite
portable crib collapsed and strangled them. Although they lived many miles apart and did
not know each other, they share a tragic legacy: They are both victims of a recalled product.
At least 17 children have died in collapsed portable cribs or play yards with rotating
top-rail hinges.
A recall or a corrective action had been issued for other portable cribs and play yards
for various reasons such as risk of serious injury or death if mis-assembled; choking
or entanglement hazards; head entrapment or suffocation; and risk of injury from tipping when
legs on the product become loose and separate.
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The Horrific Legacy of the Playskool Travel-Lite
portable crib
Playskool Travel-Lite
Arnold, 1991
Elissa, 1992
Elizabeth, 1993
William, 1995
Daniel, 1998
William, 1998
Baby Trend
Zachary, 1993
Jordon, 1994
Troy, 1996
Riley, 2000
Ethan, 2001
Century
Nicholas, 1996
Euan, 2007
Evenflo
Tyler, 1994
Ashton, 1995
Jared, 1997
Name withheld, 2003
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