According to Safe Kids Worldwide, 174,000 children under the age of 15 were treated in emergency rooms for toy-related injuries in 2016 alone.
She also had this advice: “Beware of third-party or independent sellers, which may not conform to CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) standards.”Some toys and regular household items also carry a hidden risk.
According to Safe Kids, more than 2,800 children are treated in ERs every year after swallowing small batteries known as button batteries.
“But with adult items such as key fobs, even music cards, they have button batteries in them as well.
There are very common items we can see that have all these button batteries.