Toddler remains in serious condition after fall from window onto concrete driveway at Kent home

Published 11:29 am Friday, February 12, 2010

A 2-year-old boy remained in serious condition Thursday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after falling Wednesday morning from a second-story window at a Kent home in the 11700 block of Southeast 268th Street on the East Hill.

The boy was airlifted by helicopter to Harborview, where he remained in serious condition in the intensive care unit, according to a hospital spokeswoman Thursday.

The boy was conscious and crying during treatment by paramedics, according to a Kent Fire Department media release. One paramedic described the boy as in serious but stable condition.

The youngster had been taken back inside the home after the fall when Kent firefighters arrived at the house at about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday. He fell through a window, which had a screen, onto a concrete driveway.

Kent Police investigated the incident and determined the boy’s fall from the window to be an accident, said Lisa Price, Kent Police spokeswoman, in a phone interview Thursday.