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When shopping for toys, we often want to pick something fun. But can some of them also be dangerous?<\/p>\n

According to emergency room doctors, they can be. In a video that went viral on TikTok, Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital in the US, said certain gifts can land children in emergency.<\/p>\n

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Water beads may be popular sensory toys, but they pose a risk to young children.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>iStock<\/cite><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to know the risks,\u201d Martin says in a phone interview, adding that it\u2019s up to parents to make decisions based off that information.<\/p>\n

So which toys pose the highest risks? We asked doctors across the country that question and how adults can help keep children safe.<\/p>\n

Water beads<\/h3>\n

These brightly coloured beads grow exponentially when immersed in water, making them popular sensory toys. But emergency doctors and safety experts caution against them.<\/p>\n

Young children may put the beads in their ears, nostrils or, worse, their mouths. When swallowed, the beads can continue to absorb water and grow in the intestinal tract, leading to blockages and life-threatening injuries, says Sarah Combs, an emergency medicine physician and director of outreach for the emergency department at Children\u2019s National Hospital in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

In her emergency room, Combs says she has not personally seen these beads caught in the gut, but has seen them in the ears and nose. Such objects are usually pulled out with a specialised tool, but sometimes, because the beads are \u201cslippery and expanded, we can\u2019t,\u201d Combs says. In those cases, children may require surgery to remove the beads, she says.<\/p>\n

Toys with magnets and button batteries<\/h3>\n

Toys with magnets or button or coin batteries are choking hazards, but many parents don\u2019t know they can cause severe internal damage or even death.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you swallow a battery or magnet, you can get decreased blood supply to areas of the bowel or tissue necrosis \u2013 the death of body tissue,\u201d says Kerri Layman, the chief of emergency medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

Swallowing button batteries can also lead to burns, she says.<\/p>\n

This happens when a button battery comes into contact with saliva or other bodily fluids. The current in the battery causes a reaction that can burn a hole in the tissue.<\/p>\n

The most serious issues typically occur in the esophagus, Layman says, because the batteries can get stuck at the narrow area behind the thoracic inlet, which is between the neck and the chest. Be mindful that children can get access to the batteries even when they are enclosed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes the screws holding button batteries in place may be loose and fall out,\u201d Layman says. But generally, \u201cthose that are screwed in properly are much more safe than those that are just accessed via a tab closure\u201d.<\/p>\n

Electric scooters and hoverboards<\/h3>\n

Don\u2019t buy electric vehicles such as scooters and hoverboards for children, emergency room doctors and safety experts say. They can go fast, \u201cand you don\u2019t really want a child careening at those speeds,\u201d Combs says.<\/p>\n

That can lead to broken bones. These fractures can usually be reset in the emergency room but may require surgery in more serious cases, Combs says.<\/p>\n

Non-motorised scooters are considered a safer choice, though they are a leading cause of injuries. But because non-motorised scooters travel at slower speeds, the injuries that come from them are usually less severe, Combs says.<\/p>\n

When giving children non-motorised bikes and regular scooters, provide safety gear to go with it, Combs says.<\/p>\n

Trampolines<\/h3>\n

Although kids love them, trampolines are a common cause of a wide range of injuries.<\/p>\n

The most common ones that Joanna S Cohen, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, has seen are sprained ankles and broken arms. This usually occurs, she says, when more than one child is jumping and they collide with each other.<\/p>\n

Injuries can also occur from falling on the springs or the frame of the trampoline, falling off the trampoline or attempting flips or other \u201crisky\u201d stunts and landing incorrectly, Cohen adds.<\/p>\n

Martin says young children have also come into the hospital with lower leg injuries, usually a fracture in the tibia, from bouncing on trampolines. This can happen when a child is jumping on the trampoline by themselves, but it\u2019s more common when there are two people of different sizes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe person that is larger is creating more force, and that force is being exerted on the smaller person,\u201d Martin says.<\/p>\n

Getting an in-ground trampoline or having a net around it may reduce the risk of falling off, but it provides only a false sense of security, Martin says.<\/p>\n

Rocket launchers and other projectiles<\/h3>\n

Toys that shoot projectiles, such as rocket launchers, toy guns or slingshots, can cause various injuries, including to the eyes. The toy may inadvertently go off during play, launching a projectile and hurting the child\u2019s eye, causing a severe close-range injury, Combs says.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease don\u2019t buy projectiles that shoot small pieces at children,\u201d Cohen says.<\/p>\n

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