Toy-related injuries send a record number of kids to the E.R.

By Henry Kimball, special to CNN

Updated 1150 GMT (1950 HKT) December 4, 2014

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<a href="http://www.uspirg.org/reports/usf/trouble-toyland-2014" target="_blank">U.S. PIRG Education Fund</a> recently released its annual survey of toy safety. It found among the toys it surveyed this year numerous choking hazards and five toys with concentrations of toxics exceeding federal standards.The study found that the fin on this Wind Up Fun fish can break off and can become a choking hazard.
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Trouble in Toyland – U.S. PIRG Education Fund recently released its annual survey of toy safety. It found among the toys it surveyed this year numerous choking hazards and five toys with concentrations of toxics exceeding federal standards.The study found that the fin on this Wind Up Fun fish can break off and can become a choking hazard.
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Lab tests show a high number of <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/phthalates_factsheet.html" target="_blank">phthalates</a> in this backpack. Phthalates make the plastic more flexible, but high concentrations of at a crucial stage of development <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23429708" target="_blank">may hurt the child</a>. Some studies have shown exposure may be linked to early puberty.
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Trouble in Toyland – Lab tests show a high number of phthalates in this backpack. Phthalates make the plastic more flexible, but high concentrations of at a crucial stage of development may hurt the child. Some studies have shown exposure may be linked to early puberty.
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The smallest block in the Edushape 80 Pieces Textured Blocks set could be a choking hazard. Choking is the <a href="https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/injury_prevention/choking_prevention_for_children.htm" target="_blank">fourth leading cause</a> of unintentional death in children under age 5.
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Trouble in Toyland – The smallest block in the Edushape 80 Pieces Textured Blocks set could be a choking hazard. Choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional death in children under age 5.
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The Hello Kitty bracelet and hairclip accessories have a high number of phthalates according to this study. If a child were to put this in their mouth the chemical may cause developmental problems.
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Trouble in Toyland – The Hello Kitty bracelet and hairclip accessories have a high number of phthalates according to this study. If a child were to put this in their mouth the chemical may cause developmental problems.
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The Shopping Cart Playset has a small set of eggs and lemons that look like they should be eaten and are small enough to be a <a href="http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/injuries-emergencies/Pages/Choking-Prevention.aspx" target="_blank">choking hazard.</a>
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Trouble in Toyland – The Shopping Cart Playset has a small set of eggs and lemons that look like they should be eaten and are small enough to be a choking hazard.
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When a child swallows two or more powerful magnets there can be fatal consequences as they are drawn together, possibly perforating intestinal walls. These high powered magnet toys were recalled, but shoppers for U.S. PIRG Education Fund still found them on the shelf.
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Trouble in Toyland – When a child swallows two or more powerful magnets there can be fatal consequences as they are drawn together, possibly perforating intestinal walls. These high powered magnet toys were recalled, but shoppers for U.S. PIRG Education Fund still found them on the shelf.
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It's not the doll, but the yo-yo that comes with the Our Generation: Sydney Lee and "Stars in Your Eyes" doll that could be a choking hazard for small children.
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Trouble in Toyland – It's not the doll, but the yo-yo that comes with the Our Generation: Sydney Lee and "Stars in Your Eyes" doll that could be a choking hazard for small children.
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