>> IS YOUR WORKING ON YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING LIST, SANTA IS ALSO CHECKING THOSE WISH LIST
FROM YOUR LITTLE ONES.
IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE
A SECOND LOOK AT WHAT SOME OF
THE TOYS THEY’RE ASKING FOR
REALLY INVOLVED.
>> YES, BECAUSE IN SOME CASES
TOYS HAVE SMALL PARTS OR OTHER
HIDDEN DANGERS.
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT SCARING BUT
BEING AWARE SO EVERYONE HAS A
MOST COMMON PROBLEMS DOCTOR C
IN EMERGENCY ROOMS DURING THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
MORNING ANCHOR KIRSTIN O’CONNER
IS STANDING BY TO ASK A DOCTOR.
>> SO OF COURSE WITH THIS TOPIC
A LOT OF IT COMES DOWN TO
COMMON SENSE.
BUT WE ALL KNOW ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN AND THEY CAN HAPPEN A
LOT DURING THE HOLIDAYS SO THE
DOCTOR FROM THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT AT SIENA MEDICAL
CENTER JOINS US NOW.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
WE’RE ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY
FROM CHRISTMAS NOW SO THIS IS
IN THE MINDS OF MANY PARENTS.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE MOST
COMMON INJURY YOU WOULD SEE
ASSOCIATED WITH TOYS?
>> SOON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT,
THEY ARE LIKE TWO POPULATIONS
WITH PEDIATRICS AND DEPENDING
ON THE AGE.
SO AT FIVE YEARS OLD WILL BE
CHOKING AND ASPIRATION WHICH IS
BREATHING IN THE TOY.
OVER FIVE YEARS OLD WILL BE
OPEN WOUNDS AND FRACTURES AND
DISLOCATIONS.
SO IT DEPENDS ON THE AGE AND
THE TOYS THAT THEY HAVE AT
HOME.
>> WE WERE KIND OF MENTIONING
SOME OF THESE POPULAR TOYS THAT
ARE PROBABLY ON THE COMMERCIALS
AND PARENTS ARE SAYING ALL THE
TIME THAT YOU MAY WONDER ABOUT
SLIME WERE THESE STRANGE
CHEMICALS YOU DO NOT EVEN KNOW
WHAT IS INSIDE THE STORE.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> PARENTS NEED TO BE CAREFUL.
THE MOST DANGEROUS ONE WILL BE
ANY TOY THAT HAS BATTERIES IN
IT.
BECAUSE I KID THREE YEARS OLD
SMALL THE BUTTON BATTERY AND IT
STUCK IN HIS ESOPHAGITIS IT CAN
BE LETHAL ENEMY’S ATTENTION
RIGHT AWAY.
ANOTHER THING WILL BE SMALL
OBJECTS THAT HAVE SHARP ENDS.
THEY COULD SWALLOW THAT AND IF
YOU PERFORATE THE INTESTINES.
SO A LOT OF NEW THINGS GOING ON
RIGHT NOW.
IT HAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO A.
BREAK ABOUT THE ELECTRIC TOYS A
LOT OF KIDS ARE ASKING FOR.
LAST YEAR IT WAS HOWEVER BOARDS
AND NEVER TALKING ABOUT
ELECTRONIC SCOOTERS AND THEY
CAN MOVE PRETTY QUICK WHICH
COULD BE A HAZARD.
>> DAPHNIA HAZARD BEFORE YOU
HAVE TO PUSH YOURSELF AND THEN
YOU KNOW THE SPEED YOU ARE
GOING.
>> BUT NOW YOU PRESS A BUTTON
AND OUT GOES RIGHT AWAY.
PARENTS NEED TO KNOW THE KIDS
NEED THEIR HELMETS AND SAFETY
FOR THEIR ELBOWS AND KNEES AND
THEY NEED TO MEET THE STANDARDS
FOR THE SAFETY AND THE IMPACT
IF THEY FALL THEY WILL GET.
SO YES THEY NEED IT FOR
EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON.
THEY NEED TO BE SUPERVISED
ALWAYS.
>> I WAS JUST TALKING WITH
ANOTHER TRAUMA DOCTOR A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO ABOUT PLAYGROUND
SAFETY AND HE SAID THE SAME
THING.
THAT IT’S ONE PARENT IS
APPEARING TO BE JUST AS ACTIVE
IN THE PLAY AS A CHILD.
BECAUSE IT’S YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY IN MANY CASES TO
BE KEEPING YOUR EYES ON YOUR
CHILD NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE.
>> YES, AND THEY NEED TO TEACH
THEM HOW TO USE THE TOY AND HOW
TO HANDLE IT AND WHERE TO GO.
DO YOU HAVE TO BE SUPERVISING
THE KID AND JUST STAY AWAY FROM
THE CARS IN THE ROADS IN THEIR
TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING.
IT IS AN ACCIDENT THEN YOU CAN
JUST NOT GET.
>> I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT
TEACHING YOUR CHILD HOW TO
PLAY.
THAT MEANS READING THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
DO NOT PUT THE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL ASIDE AND FORGET ABOUT
IT.
YOU MENTIONED THE SMALL
BATTERIES AND HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS TO MAKE SURE THEY DON’T GET
INTO THE HANDS OF, I’M THINKING
SMALL CHILDREN WHO ARE CRYING
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT
THE AGE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE
THAT IS SOMETHING EVEN THOUGH
YOUR KID WANTS ONE TOY THEY
MIGHT NOT BE AGE-APPROPRIATE
YET.
>> YES, A BIG NUMBER IN THE
CORNER SINK +6 OR +9.
JUST MAKE SURE.
DO NOT BUY THE TOY THAT IS NOT
AGE-APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR KID.
BECAUSE IT CAN BE A SAFETY
HAZARD AGAIN.
AND WITH THE BATTERIES IN ALL
THIS YOU TO STORE THEM BUT BE
CAREFUL WHEN YOU STORE THAT.
BECAUSE IF YOU PUT IN A HIGH
LEVEL AREA THE BOX AND FELL ON
TOP OF THE KID AND YOU DO NOT
WANT THAT EITHER.
>> JUST THINK ABOUT HOW THEY
ARE GOING TO WANT ALL OF THOSE
THINGS AND THEY WILL DO
WHATEVER THEY CAN.
GOOD ADVICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE IT.