As the weather has gotten warmer and with schools out for summer, the number of children injured falling out of windows has risen significantly.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma has seen a significant rise in the number of such falls over the past month. There have been 25 children that have been treated for falling from a window by Mary Bridge’s emergency department so far this year.
Nine of those treated were hurt in July. Mary Bridge has not had any fatalities stemming from window falls so far this year.
Read more on the Tacoma News Tribune.