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Keep your windows closed and locked when children are around.
Set and enforce rules about keeping children's play away from windows or patio doors. Falling through the glass can be fatal or cause serious injury.
Keep furniture -- or anything children can climb -- away from windows.
If you have young children in your home and are considering installing window guards or window fall prevention devices, be aware that the window guards you install should have a release mechanism so that they can be opened for escape in a fire emergency. Window guards without a release mechanism can trap you during a fire.
The degree of injury sustained from a window fall can be affected by the surface on which the victim falls. Shrubs and soft edging like wood chips or grass beneath windows may lessen the impact if a fall does occur.