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Information on Dealing with the Dangers of Childrens Drawstrings
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United States Comsumer Product Safety Commission
In the past ten years many children have been seriously inured or killed when drawstrings on their jackets, hood, or pants became caught in the handrail or enterance door of school buses; in playground equipment; or in bicycle components. This PDF format handout from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission explains the dangers and actions parents can take to mitigate the risk.

 cpscdrawstrings.pdf   Drawstrings on childrens clothing present serious dangers around schoolbuses, playground equipment, bicycles, etc. This handout contains suggestions from the United states Consumer Product Safety Commission on mitigating the dangers.