Child Proof Advice: Product Recalls

Monday, March 22, 2010

Product Recalls

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm(s) named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product(s). Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2010
Release #10-170

Haselson International Trading Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

Name of Product: Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Units: About 23,000

Distributor: Haselson International Trading Inc., of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments such as sweatshirts and jackets.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves children's sweatshirts sold in sizes 4 through 7 and S (8) and M (10-12). The sweatshirts were sold in various colors and prints. The brand name Kani Gold or Road Block is printed inside of the garment on the neck tag.

Sold exclusively at: Burlington Coat Factory stores nationwide from July 2006 through September 2009 for between $6 and $30.

Manufactured in: Indonesia, Egypt, China, Pakistan and Korea

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard. Consumers can also return the sweatshirts to Burlington Coat Factory or the Haselson for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Haselson toll-free at (800) 217-4478 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, or visit the store's Web site at www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10170.html

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2010
Release #10-171

Graco Recalls Harmony(tm) High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Graco Harmony(tm) High Chairs Units: About 1.2 million

Manufacturer: Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga.

Hazard: The screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out and/or the plastic bracket on the rear legs can crack causing the high chair to become unstable and tip over unexpectedly. This poses a fall hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: Graco has received 464 reports of screws loosening/falling out and/or plastic brackets cracking causing the high chair to tip over unexpectedly. These tip-over's resulted in 24 reports of injuries including bumps and bruises to the head, a hairline fracture to the arm, and cuts, bumps, bruises and scratches to the body.

Description: This recall involves all Harmony(tm) High Chairs. The Harmony(tm) high chair was manufactured from November 2003 through December 2009 and is no longer in production. The model number can be found on the label that is located on the underside of the foot rest.

Harmony(tm) High Chair Model Numbers:
3920BAN
3920BAN2
3920BEB
3920BEBB
3920COV
3920DOH
3920GEI
3920GEIDSP
3920GRN
3920HMP
3920IVY
3920LAU
3920PKR
3930DDH
3930DHO
3935CAL
3935OXB
3935PKR
3935PKRDSP
3935SPM
3935SPMDSP
3935THR
3935THR2
3935THR3
3940BIA
3940BIADSP
3940CAP
3940CLE
3940COT
3940DRM
3940HML
3940MCH
3940NGS
3940SAV
3940SLT
3940SPT
3940STA
3940UNN
3951CLO
3951CLT
3951COT
3951ORC
3951WLO
3955WSR
3960BGN
3960CJG
3960CNP
3960GGG
3980CNR
3E00ABB
3E00BAT
3E00DCF
3E00DCFDSP
3E00DGP
3E00DGPDSP
3E00GPK
3E01BDS
3E01BDSCA
3E01DNY
3E01DNY1
3E01ELP
3E01ELPDSP

Note: These model numbers may begin with the letter A, B, C, or D

Additional Models:
1752404
1755859
1755860
1757259
1757412
1760429

Sold at: AAFES, Burlington Coat Factory, Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Sears, Target, Target.com, Walmart, WalMart.com, Shopko, USA Baby, and other retailers nationwide from December 2003 through March 2010 for between $70 and $120.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the Harmony(tm) high chair and contact Graco to receive a free repair kit.

Consumer Contact: To order a free repair kit, contact Graco toll-free at (877) 842-3206 or visit the firm's Web site at www.gracobaby.com. For additional information, contact Graco at (800) 345-4109 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10171.html

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to these product recalls or involve a different hazard with the same products. Please tell us about it: https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

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Infant CPR First Aid

This material is for informative purposes only. For CPR certification and additional expertise, we suggest all new caregivers study the Infant CPR/Choking course offered by your local American Red Cross.

Link to Infant CPR Video
Link to Infant CPR Training Kit

What is CPR?

CPR is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

This is the lifesaving measure you can take to save your baby if they show no signs of life (breathing or movement).

CPR uses chest compressions and rescue breaths to circulate blood that contains oxygen to the brain and other vital organs until emergency medical personnel arrive. Keeping oxygenated blood circulating can help prevent brain damage — which can occur within a few minutes — and death.

Giving CPR isn't hard to do.

Follow these steps:

• Step 1: Check your baby's condition. Is your baby conscious? Flick their foot or gently tap on their shoulder and call out. If they don't respond, have someone call 911 or the local emergency number.

If you're alone with your baby, give two minutes of care as described below, then call 911 yourself.

Swiftly but gently place your baby on their back on a firm surface. Make sure they are not bleeding severely. If they are, take measures to stop the bleeding by applying pressure to the area.

Do not administer CPR until the bleeding is under control.

• Step 2: Open your baby's airway. Tilt your baby's head back with one hand and lift her chin slightly with the other.

You don't need to tilt an infant's head back very far to open her airway.

Check for signs of life (movement and breathing) for no more than ten seconds. To check for your baby's breath, put your head down next to their mouth, looking toward their feet. Look to see whether their chest is rising and listen for breathing sounds. If they are breathing, you should be able to feel their breath on your cheek.

• Step 3: Give your baby two gentle breaths. If they aren't breathing, give your baby two little breaths, each lasting just one second. Cover your baby's nose and mouth with your mouth and gently exhale into thier lungs only until you see their chest rise.

Remember that a baby's lungs are much smaller than yours, so it takes much less than a full breath to fill them. Breathing too hard or too fast can force air into the infant's stomach or damage their lungs.

If the baby's chest doesn't rise, their airway is blocked.

Give the baby first aid for choking. If the breaths go in, give your baby two breaths in a row, pausing between rescue breaths to let the air flow back out.

• Step 4: Give her 30 chest compressions. With your baby still lying on their back, place the pads of two or three fingers just below an imaginary line running between your baby's nipples.

With the pads of these fingers on that spot, compress the chest 1/2 inch to 1 inch. Push straight down.

Compressions should be smooth, not jerky.

Give her 30 chest compressions at the rate of 100 per minute. When you complete 30 compressions, give two rescue breaths (step 3, above).

•Step 5: Repeat compressions and breaths. Repeat the cycle of 30 compressions and two breaths. If you're alone with your baby, call 911 or the local emergency number after two minutes of care. Continue the cycle of compressions and breaths until help arrives. Even if they seem fine by the time help arrives, you'll want to have your baby checked by a doctor to make sure that their airway is completely clear and that they haven't sustained any internal injuries.

Infant Choking First Aid

This material is for informative purposes only. For CPR certification and additional expertise, we suggest all new caregivers study the infant CPR/Choking course offered by your local American Red Cross.

• Step 1: Assess the situation quickly. If your baby is suddenly unable to cry or cough, something may be blocking their airway, and you'll need to help your baby get it out. They may make odd noises or no sound at all while opening their mouth, and their skin may turn bright red or blue.

If they are coughing or gagging, their airway is only partially blocked. In this case, let your baby continue to cough. Coughing is the most effective way to dislodge a blockage.

If your baby isn't able to cough up the object, ask someone to call 911 or the local emergency number while you begin back blows and chest thrusts (see step 2, below).

If you're alone with your baby, give two minutes of care, then call 911. On the other hand, if you suspect that your baby's airway is closed off because their throat has swollen shut, call 911 immediately.

Your baby may be having an allergic reaction — to something they ate or to an insect bite, for example — or they may have an infection, like croup. Also call right away if your baby is at high risk for heart problems.

• Step 2: Try to dislodge the object with back blows and chest thrusts. If your baby can't clear their airway on their own and you believe something is trapped there, carefully position your baby face down on your forearm with your hand supporting their head and neck.

Rest the arm holding your baby on your thigh. Support your baby so that her head is lower than the rest of her body.

Then, using the heel of your hand, give your baby five firm and distinct back blows between her shoulder blades to try to dislodge the object.

Next, place your free hand (the one that had been delivering the back blows) on the back of your baby's head with your arm along her spine. Carefully turn her over while supporting her head and neck.

Support your baby face up with your forearm resting on your thigh, still keeping her head lower than the rest of her body.

Place the pads of two or three fingers just below an imaginary line running between your baby's nipples. To give a chest thrust, push straight down on the chest 1/2 inch to 1 inch, then allow the chest to come back to its normal position.

Give five chest thrusts. The chest thrusts should be smooth, not jerky. Continue the sequence of five back blows and five chest thrusts until the object is forced out or your baby starts to cough.

If your baby coughs, let them try to cough up the object. If your baby becomes unconscious at any time, they will need modified CPR.

Give your baby two rescue breaths. If the air doesn't go in (you don't see the chest rise), retilt the head and try two rescue breaths again. If the chest still doesn't rise, give 30 chest compressions.

Look in your baby's mouth and remove the object if you see it. Give two more rescue breaths, repeat the chest compressions, and so on, until help arrives.

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