Each year, 8 children die, and 3,300 are injured falling from windows. (Consumer Public Safety Comission, 2015) This is especially common in spring and summer months when homes are warm, and it may be out of necessity that windows are opened to decrease the ambient home temperature. While caregivers can limit opening windows, this may not always be feasible, especially in homes without air conditionining.

In addition, some areas, especially Southern California region, often faces the risk of wild fire due to its dry weather condition. This risk prevents people from implementing the window guard that can possibly block the way out from the house in case of house fire.