Toddler taken to hospital after falling from 3rd-floor window

(Texted reader photo of emergency crews at today’s incident)

For the second time in less than a week, a child has been hurt in a fall from a third-floor window in West Seattle. A 22-month-old boy has just been rushed to Harborview Medical Center after an incident near 44th SW and SW Genesee. He was described as conscious, alert, and not believed to have life-threatening injuries. Six days ago, two boys ages 1 and 2 fell from a third-floor window near 34th and Holly. They were in the ICU at Harborview at last report (we are checking for an update on their conditions); a neighbor shared information in this WSB comment about a donation drive for the family.

SAFETY INFORMATION: The group Safe Kids Worldwide says, “Unintentional falls are the number-one cause of non-fatal injury for children,” and offers safety advice here.

5 Replies to "Toddler taken to hospital after falling from 3rd-floor window"

  • Concerned Neighbor August 26, 2015 (2:51 pm)

    Wow, that’s terrible. I live on this block. Do you have any more information about where this was?

  • Mike August 26, 2015 (9:39 pm)

    hoping for the best, horrible for all impacted.

  • Be mama August 26, 2015 (11:54 pm)

    And my mom thinks I’m paranoid for not wanting her 2nd floor windows open when my kids are at her house. They start at about 18 inches from the floor. New construction townhome. Shame on these builders for not installing safer windows/ precautions.

  • TheBlameGame August 27, 2015 (6:38 am)

    Be mama: Not at all making light of this terrible situation, but how exactly is this the builder’s responsibility? How would the builder have any idea who would be living in the home after it was built? I get lashing out in anger, but at least do it in productive ways. If you feel the need to “shame” anyone, then you should shame Seattle building code, which means you should shame the politicians, which means you should shame yourself for not communicating your thoughts to your elected representatives. This is a tragic accident, but it is an accident. Parents should take reasonable steps to prevent accidents from happening, but you can’t baby proof the world. Amazingly, kids have a knack for finding ways to injure themselves regardless of the steps taken to prevent it.

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