The New Year is approaching, and it is the peak of toy purchases. While injuries or potential dangers caused by toys are constant, take a look at these facts:
The U.S. Consumer Safety Commission's Toy-Related Injuries and Deaths 2020 reports that about 198,000 injuries treated in emergency rooms last year were toy-related, of which 73% were children 12 years of age and younger; 40% were young children aged 4 and under, of which 9 were 12 years of age and younger.
Let's take a look at accidents related to death
Balloons: 3 toddlers from 7 months to 7 years old
- 7-month-old girl who dies from obstructing the airway by swallowing a blown balloon;
- A 6-year-old girl who put her head in a balloon herself and died;
- A 7-year-old girl was found lying in bed without a translator and with a helium balloon on her head.
Rubber Ball: A 4-year-old girl was found breathless by her uncle, and when first responders arrived, they removed a leather ball from her throat, but the girl eventually died.
Toy Box: A 6-year-old boy accidentally locked up in a toy box and died of hypoxic brain damage.
Plush toy: A 1-month-old baby boy who dies lying on a bed full of blankets, toys, etc. Confirmed to sleep, the baby's face was up, but when it was found, the baby was sleeping on its side, and the face down had suffocated to death. This baby was born with problems such as heart murmurs.
Nail-shaped plastic toy: An 8-month-old baby boy has trouble breathing suddenly while playing on the floor of his home. The doctor found that he inhaled a nail-shaped plastic toy and eventually died.
Chip electronic toy: A child suffocates to death because he is stuck in the throat by a chip on an electronic toy
Wood Splicing Toy: A child is suffocated to death by being stuck in the throat by a small piece of wood in a wooden splicing toy.
The above death cases related to toys, although they are different toys, warn us
- Death is largely associated with the occurrence of a foreign body entrapment or hypoxic asphyxia;
- Toys can be ordinary wooden and plastic toys, up to electronic toys, and most of them are related to small parts;
- In the event of hypoxia asphyxia, balloons are a very dangerous toy for young children.
When we choose toys for children, it is fun and fun, and children like to be the first choice often, and often ignore its potential dangers. We all want the kids to have fun, but we also want the kids to be safe. The holidays are just around the corner. Here, categorize several large toys to choose to order
Age: Toys are age-specific. You must choose a toy for your baby strictly according to the age indicated on the product. You don't think your baby is intellectually high and can play with older children's toys. In fact, it is not, because the age of the toy is mainly considered from the perspective of safety. Indications of age can generally be seen on the box. If this toy is imported, it is recommended that you also take a closer look at the English labels.
Widgets: Check the parts of the toy to make sure that the parts are firm and will not fall off. The small parts on the toy are one of the main causes of choking in young children. This widget includes small parts that fall on and off large toys, such as small eyes, small wheels, etc.
Rope strap: Toys with rope straps, including hair, etc., stretch can not be longer than 22 cm. The toy above appeared to be no problem and it was recalled because the hair was longer than 22 centimeters.
Surface: The surface of the toy is non-toxic, without sharp angles and seamless seams.
Loud: Don't pick a toy that is too loud. For the average person, sound exceeding 85 decibels can cause harm to people.
3C: China has a mandatory certification of 3C for children's toys. Please note the 3C logo on the box.
Finally, for electric toys, we recommend electronic toys, do not play for small children, generally can be bought for him until the baby is about 8 years old. For toys with electromagnetic, electromagnetic must be firmly packed in the electromagnetic box, children are not easy to get or thrown out, at the same time, some intelligent digital toys, pay attention to the chip children are not easy to take out, and such as equipped with cameras, etc. should pay attention to the outflow of information.