"In a cruel twist of fate, an 86-year-old woman was tragically killed after she tripped and hanged herself with her medical alert necklace."
Sadly, the lanyard holding her device did not have a breakaway feature.
Her death was ruled an accident.
The US FDA's 2009 warning stated that 6 serious injuries or deaths were connected w a popular brand of alerts, between 1998 & 2009.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-dies-hanging-medical-alert-necklace-article-1.2552001. Mar 3
Does your child have lanyard w school ID's, whistle, club affiliation, or decoration?
Safety tip: Make sure there is a breakaway feature.
"Many ... lanyards have a built-in feature known as a "breakaway" closure. Breakaway lanyards release when pulled or when pressure is applied. This prevents choking or hanging. Lanyards with a breakaway feature are most often used in hospitals and healthcare clinics, schools, nursing homes, child care facilities, or factories that require employees to operate machinery."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanyard.
Sadly, the lanyard holding her device did not have a breakaway feature.
Her death was ruled an accident.
The US FDA's 2009 warning stated that 6 serious injuries or deaths were connected w a popular brand of alerts, between 1998 & 2009.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-dies-hanging-medical-alert-necklace-article-1.2552001. Mar 3
Does your child have lanyard w school ID's, whistle, club affiliation, or decoration?
Safety tip: Make sure there is a breakaway feature.
"Many ... lanyards have a built-in feature known as a "breakaway" closure. Breakaway lanyards release when pulled or when pressure is applied. This prevents choking or hanging. Lanyards with a breakaway feature are most often used in hospitals and healthcare clinics, schools, nursing homes, child care facilities, or factories that require employees to operate machinery."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanyard.
