Dangerous Gifts: Toy Recalls and Injuries in the US

DANGEROUS GIFTS: Toy Recalls and Injuries in the United States The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled 30 toy products in 2014. One toy recalled by the CPSC during 2014 was linked to lead contamination. AN ESTIMATED 251,800 TOY-INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN 2014: APROX. 183,800 73% APROX. 173,300 APROX. 84,400 AFFECTED CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 15 69% 34% AFFECTED CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 5 AFFECTED CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 12 Males represented 147,500- 59% -of toy-related injuries in 2014 •... .... .. THE CPSC RECEIVED 11 REPORTS OF TOY-RELATED DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 12 IN 2014. Lo Four deaths were linked to non-motorized Two deaths were linked to toy wagons scooters One death resulted from each of the following categories of toys: BALLOONS STUFFED TOYS/DOLLS TRICYCLES WATER GUNS INTERLOCKING TOY BRICK THE TOP FOUR CATEGORIES OF TOYS LINKED TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATED INJURIES IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OLD IN 2014: 22% 22% 56,400 56,000 Non-motorized scooters Toys, not specified 8% 5% 21,400 13,400 Toy balls Toy vehicles BODY REGIONS MOST FREQUENTLY AFFECTED BY TOY-RELATED INJURIES: INJURY CLASSIFICATIONS FOR TOY-RELATED INJURIES IN 2014: LACERATIONS: 23% Head/face: 44% CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS: 18% Arm: FRACTURES: 11% 23% Leg: 18% STRAINS AND SPRAINS: 10% OTHER: 36% Other: 15% .. .. ·.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... .... ... ... .. COMMON REASONS CHILDREN ARE INJURED FROM TOYS: choking suffocation hit by motorized vehicle drowning head trauma TOP RECALLS OF 2015: Ignite recalled 130,000 Contigo Kids Straw Tumblers (drinking cups) posing a risk of ingestion and aspiration on plastic pieces. SharkNinja recalled nearly 1.9 million Ninja BL600 professional blenders posing a laceration hazard. November 4 10 11 (12 13 MVP Group recalled 720,000 glass jar candles with lids posing a laceration hazard. 14 PetSmart recalled 241,300 glass fish bowls posing a laceration hazard. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (24 25 26 2728 29 30 SOURCES Robert J. DeBry http://www.robertdebry.com/ http://www.cpsc.gov/Global/Research-and-Statistics/Injury-Sta- tistics/Toys/ToyReport2014.pdf http://www.safekids.org/childrens-product-recalls-november-2015 http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Toy-Recall-Statistics/ http://www.freepik.com/ ASSOCI ATES в