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Hidden Hazards: When Toys Go Wrong

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ORLANDO, FL (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Make sure the most wonderful time of the year isn’t the most dangerous one.  Moms and dads will spend an average of 300 dollars on their kids’ toys this holiday season but before you buy, make sure the toys are safe. According to the US consumer product safety commission, emergency rooms treated over 224 thousand toy-related injuries last year. Hidden Hazards

Dangers can be found everywhere. First know the classic toy dangers, such as small parts, strings, projectiles, toxic substances, rigid materials, and inaccurate warning labels. Hidden Hazards

“I usually look at pieces that could potentially break or disconnect,” says Kiana Tomlinson, who works at Hey Joy Toy Store.

Over the 30 years the dangerous toys report has been put out, one thing has remained consistent, balloons cause the most choking deaths in children. More than 11 thousand kids go to the ER each year from flying toys. Darts and arrows should have suction cups or protective tips. Magnetic toys are popular, but if these magnets are swallowed, they can stick together inside a child’s organs.

Tragically, there are also an estimated 25-hundred button battery injuries a year. Children ingest the batteries, causing serious damage to the digestive system.

Never purchase crayons or markers without a clear “non-toxic” label and pay attention when there is a recall for a toy. Last year 14 toys were recalled, and ten million of those toys were sold in the US. Recalled toys can be found at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls.

Also, watch out for those small batteries. Tragically, there are an estimated 25 hundred button battery injuries a year.  Children ingest the batteries, causing serious damage to the digestive system. To find the watch list for this season ten most dangerous toys, check www.toysafety.org and https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls.

Sources

https://nphic.org/news/featured-topics/552-december-is-safe-toys-and-gifts-month

https://www.optometrists.org/childrens-vision/guide-to-pediatric-eye-conditions/a-guide-to-eye-infections/children-and-eye-emergencies/eye-injury-are-all-toys-safe-for-children/)

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls

www.toysafety.org

Contributors to this news report include: Marsha Lewis, Producer; Roque Correa, Videographer and Editor.

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