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>> Thank you rich the world
against toys causing harm has
released its 2019 10 worst toys
list joining me now to discuss
more about this is local
attorneys when Hogan of Terrill
Hogan to demonstrate why
these toys are considered
dangerous. But you’re looking
to you for being here as always
there’s only this time of year.
And it’s such an important
message also because as many of
us are checking off our list
for those children are life.
Sometimes we go we’re looking
at a list and we’re just fine
said they’re not necessarily
thinking wait a minute is there
some harm here.
>> And uh it’s a lot better to
prevent it then to try to deal
with it afterwards.
And there’s a quarter injuries
every year for children.
Several dozen deaths,
so we need to try to prevent
those things from happening and
there are some watch words to
use to protect against these
kinds of harm so let’s start
with this first one which looks
like I’m you know mundane toy
for maybe a child is about and
what what you know, but
learning how to walk to pull
this behind them.
>> Well the first to safety a
watchword though for something
like this is weather will
strangle and this is just a
simple over hand up because
this cord is too law.
>> It’s beyond what’s
recommended should only
be afoot. So it’s to a capable
of causing a strangulation
because of its. Length.
The other watchword is
whether something safety
watchword is whether it is too
small would get down the
child’s windpipe and here’s
this hedgehog this loaded right
they could get down a small
child’s throat.
If it can go through say a
toilet paper to like that.
It’s too small and is subject
to causing the child to
a joke it either can kill the
chopper cause him to be
lifelong injured and you can
see that these toys are really
marketed to younger children
also and they might they might
be teething and they just
instinctively since is looks
almost like a pacifier.
>> But instinctively put in
their mouth and the hand them
in
the mouth.
>> The even this little school
bus these a rubber pieces come
off the on the tires saying and
also fit into then you know the
rule yet to small then that is
when the other watchword is is
that sharp. >> In a cause injury to the child’s eye or even scoring on
the child’s face and the way it
works even though it says don’t
swipe at anybody. To make it
work that’s what
you do. And so when when that
happens been some child is
going to be injured probably in
the eye isn’t that just
instinct to if you give this to
a young child that’s exactly
what they want to do because
they see it on TV right where
they want to all right,
let’s call.
>> and then the other is a real
>> And here’s this a Gatling
gun that North Gatling gun this
thing will fly
40 yards out. if it will see if
it operates may we can do it
here.
>> Found well there’s some forced to this to yes of course if it will go to a
120 feet.
>> And so the point is it is
dangerous because of blunt
impact to the eye with that
kind of force child can lose
their eye be blind in that eye
for the rest of their lives.
So the watchwords are him a
really important for parents
grandparents aunts and uncles
to think of well it’s strangle
is it too small is that sharp
what should very easy to
remember and something to be
paying attention to when
they’re out there trying to do
good for the child.
But potentially doing our and
the reality is also is is that
a lot of people don’t
necessarily take that extra
time to think about it but as a
personal injury attorneys, you
know because they end up in
your on this we don’t we would
prefer these to be prevented.
>> Then having to deal with
these cases because we’ve done
that were child.
>> Choked died. They ended up
having to redesign the toy but
that was after the fact we’d
rather try to prevent it.
>> And now you have a list of
of recalled toys also on your
Web site we do.
>> The stays right on top of
recalls of toys and other
defective products
because of many of the things
we see or other kinds of
defective products but these
are good examples the kinds of
toys that should not be on the
market but they are
and people can aware of what
the hazards are very simple
whether to strangle whether
it’s small with rich AARP or
whether it should.
>> Thank you very much what are
they doing such important
information particularly
leading up to the holidays and
of course if you miss any of
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