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Crib Safety
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning caregivers about the dangers of loose or oversized sheets in babies' cribs.
Since 1984, the CPSC has learned of the deaths of 17 babies, most under 12 months old, who suffocated or strangled when they became entangled in sheets in their cribs or beds. Two of these deaths were with fitted crib sheets. The CPSC has worked to strengthen safety requirements for fitted crib sheets. An industry standard requires crib sheets to have a warning label that says "Prevent suffocation or entanglement. Never use crib sheet unless it fits securely on crib mattress." The CPSC also has pushed industry to improve the fit of crib sheets on mattresses. A safety alert on this hidden hazard has been issued by the CPSC and the information is being distributed to pediatrician's offices through the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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Resources
To get a free copy of the crib sheet safety alert or information on the bath seat regulations, write to CPSC, Washington, D.C. 20207, 800-638-2772; email CPSC at publications@cpsc.gov, or visit the website, www.cpsc.gov.
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