Beware Of Dangerous Toys

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Not everything that glitters is gold, and not all toys make fun. In fact, some end up in sheer pain. So the American Academy of Ophthalmology has just released a list of toy warnings and tips on their website that could become terrifying gifts for little ones.

Among its main recommendations, that entity says that toys that shoot objects should be avoided. This includes slingshots, dart guns, pellet guns, arrows, slingshots, and water balloon launchers.

"A clinical study published this year reports that three patients were injured by the apparently soft Nerf darts," said the academy. "All three patients experienced pain and blurred vision that took days or weeks to fade."

What other popular toys should we avoid? These are three more recommendations from that organization:

• Avoid drones with spinning rotors. A Spider-Man-themed drone offered this holiday to 12-year-olds, which even has rotating paddles that move at high speed, poses a danger to the eyes, fingers and hair of its users.
• High-powered laser pointers are also dangerous. "They can cause permanent loss of vision. Although they are not technically toys, some children use them to play 'laser tag' or 'flashlight tag'. Recent reports show that high power lasers (between 1500 and 6000 milliwatts) can cause permanent eye damage in children. In the UK a study documented 150 cases of young people who suffered eye damage.
• Avoid toy swords, sabers, or wands.

Among these suggestions, the Academy also indicated that both parents and grandparents be careful when selecting gifts to avoid injury to children, and reported that each year, US hospitals treat nearly a quarter of a million children as a result of related injuries. with toys according to figures from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. So when it comes to giving toys, it is not only important to see the popularity of the game, but also its safety.