Dr. Meghan Martin is a pediatrician and works in the emergency room at a hospital. Every day she encounters various injuries experienced by her young patients. She decided to warn parents against gifts that most often harm children’s health and are extremely popular. What is better not to give as a Christmas gift? Some items may surprise you.
What toys should you not buy for your children for Christmas? The doctor warns against several items
Dr. Martin recorded a short video that was viewed over 1.5 million times in just a few days. She points out several popular toys that children often receive as gifts. As he says, they are not the best choice because they can be extremely dangerous for children. What was on the list? First of all, all toys are powered by small button batteries. They are often not well secured and children can easily get to them and swallow them. “They can literally kill children and they do it every year,” she warned in the video.
The same applies to water beads, which also pose a significant threat to children’s health and life. Although it is often sold as a sensory toy for children, it should not be in their hands at all. The doctor admits that she has often dealt with young patients who ended up in the emergency room because of this type of toy. “Small children can swallow them, and this may cause intestinal obstruction,” she said. She added that water beads can also be dangerous for pets.
The doctor considers them the worst gifts for children. Internet users shared their stories
In the short recording, Dr. Martin also mentions electric scooters and skateboards as toys that should not be given to children as gifts. Their use often ends in many unpleasant fractures, sprains and smashed heads. – Right after the holidays, we have many patients with skateboarding injuries – she admitted. She also added that the worst gift are trampolines, which most often cause children to come to her with injuries. Other TikTok users also shared their own stories in the comments section.
Great that you are spreading awareness.
My dad is a personal injury lawyer. We weren’t even allowed to go trampolining to friends’ houses because of his cases. The same rule applies to my daughter now.
I refused to allow my children to use trampolines after I was an ER x-ray technician.
Source: Gazeta
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