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It is something which is often overlooked when it comes to safety inspections – but it shouldn’t be ignored. Young children are the most at risk of finger-trapping accidents which can often result in fingers being severed, life-long damage and limitations, expensive medical bills for the family and legal action taken against the school or […]
Recently, a 2-year-old boy lost his fingertip in a door whilst at daycare. A surgeon was luckily able to re-attach the severed fingertip under general anaesthesia. Since the incident, however, the daycare’s license was suspended. No door finger guards were installed at the time of the accident. A door-related injury occurs every four minutes […]
Finger-trapping accidents have happened to children as young as two and as old as eleven. Children are most at risk to finger-trapping accidents due to their vulnerability and more often than not, this results in fingers being severed causing life-long damage. With children the most at risk to finger-trapping accidents, it makes sense that the […]
A lawsuit has been filed against Anne Arundel County’s school board for damages in excess of $75,000. The suit was filed last year after an incident which happened at the student’s middle school in October 2017. While in French class, the student got up to ask her teacher a question. Her hand was resting on […]
The risk of finger-trapping accidents occurring with doors that do not have covered hinges or door stoppers in place is always present – but the risk is much more heightened in educational settings like schools and daycare centers. Young children are most at risk of finger-tripping accidents which can often result in fingers being […]
At Fingershield™ LLC, we care about the safety of our children – of all children – and it’s our mission to ensure that they are as safe as possible, especially when at daycare or pre-school. It’s something which is often overlooked during frequent health and safety risk assessments: Doors. In 2017, the BBC and the Atlanta […]
According to Primary Children’s Hospital, nearly 15,000 children are injured every year in the US due to a fall from a window, with 15 – 20 children being fatally injured from a fall. A study by investigators at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in 2011 found that children ages 4 and younger account for 65% of hospitalizations […]
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