TWO LITTLE BOYS FALL FROM WINDOWS IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS
A 2-year-old boy was seriously hurt after falling from a second-floor window of a Northwest Side residence. The incident happened about 5:45 p.m. in the 3600 block of West Shakespeare Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. Apparently, the boy was looking out the window at his father, who had just arrived home, when the window's screen gave way. Police said the boy fell out of the window onto some dirt.
Hours earlier in the Mayfair neighborhood, a 4-year-old boy fell from a window in the 4600 block of North Kenton Avenue. "He might have been playing near [the window]," said Police Officer JoAnn Taylor.
Police said the 4-year-old suffered skull and wrist fractures, and there were other people inside the apartment when the incident occurred. The boy was found crying by either a family member or family friend on the patio after the fall, police said.
I recently posted a blog on hidden hazards for children in the home and windows were part of my discussion. A screen will not hold back a child from falling. Consider placement of furniture and installation of window guards to prevent a similar tragedy.
