China News Service, Guangzhou, May 15 (Reporter Xu Qingqing) The reporter learned from the Guangdong Market Supervision Administration on the 15th that according to the statistics of the Guangdong Product Injury Monitoring System, 2017-2019, children of 0-14 years old swallowed toys There are more than 200 cases of injuries and suffocation injuries. The accidental swallowing and suffocation of children's toy products has become a safety issue that cannot be taken lightly.
According to reports, the suffocation caused by toys is usually mechanical suffocation, such as constriction, strangulation, neck choking or small parts blocking the respiratory tract. Asphyxiation caused by constriction, strangulation, and neck choking is usually found in toys with attached ropes, such as yo-yos, rope-drawn toys, and balloons, etc., and small parts blocking the respiratory tract are common in toys containing small parts, giraffe toys, etc.
The national standard GB6675.2-2014 "Safety of Toys Part 2: Mechanical and Physical Properties" sets out requirements for ropes and elastic ropes. The purpose of this requirement is to prevent children from wrapping the rope on the toy into a loop or a fixed ring around the neck Strangled from the top, and also clarified the danger of children being entangled by the rope (such as toys containing clockwork). If the rope and elastic rope on toys used by children under 18 months can be wound to form a looper or a fixed ring, the free length of the measurement rope / elastic rope when (25 ± 2) N is applied should be less than 220mm. The retractable length of the accessible rope in the self-retracting rope drive mechanism should not be longer than 6.4mm.
The national standard also puts forward requirements for small parts. The purpose of this requirement is to reduce the risk of suffocation or inhalation caused by small parts (such as small toys or small accessories) to children. The tensile test pointed out that any toy protrusions and components on the toy that may be caught by the child's thumb and index finger or bitten by the teeth should be tested. Small parts need to withstand (70 ± 2) N and hold for 10 seconds.
In order to effectively avoid the occurrence of toy suffocation, parents should pay attention to the following points when buying or using toys:
1. Try not to buy "three no" children's toys. Not only can the quality of such toys not be guaranteed, but in the event of an injury, it is difficult for consumers to protect their rights.
2. Try not to buy knotted toys for infants and young children.
3. Parents should take care of children during the play to avoid accidents such as tripping and being entangled with knots.
4. When buying or playing toys for young children, be sure to check whether the small parts in the toys are too small, and whether the small parts fixed on the toys are secure, so as to avoid the risk of suffocation by ingestion.
5. Toy debris should be cleaned in time to prevent children from eating by mistake; the missing corner of the toy should be cleaned in time.
6. Parents can learn the "Heimlich First Aid Method". When children have foreign body jams and choking, they should learn to use the "Heimlik First Aid Method" for emergency treatment and promptly send them for medical treatment. (Finish)