Toy Safety

A child’s job is to play, and toys are the tools of play. Research shows that toy-related injuries send a child to a U.S. emergency department every three minutes. By helping parents understand what "tools” are safe for their children, injury prevention advocates are keeping more kids "on the job."

Suggested hashtag: #ToySafety

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NATIONAL EXPERTS on Toy Safety

Prevent Child Injury offers members access to spokespeople selected for their knowledge on injury prevention topics. These experts are available to speak to media and other interested parties.

 

Toy Safety PROJECT MATERIALS

These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury to help spread key messages on toy safety. Please feel free to use these materials as needed. Most of these materials can be co-branded with your organization’s logo.

Customizable Press Release
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Top 5 Holiday Toy Shopping Tips Newsletter/Blog
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Fact Graphic – right click to save
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Toy Safety RESOURCES

These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury members or other trusted sources.

SAFETY & PREVENTION TIPS

How to Buy Safe Toys Fact Sheet – Healthychildren.org

Play It Safe Holiday Toy Safety Poster – CPSC*
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Safe Play Poster – CPSC*
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Think Toy Safety by Knowing Toy Dangers Fact Sheet – CPSC*
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Tips for Safe Toys Video – Babycenter.com

 

SHOPPING GUIDES

Which Toy for Which Child Brochure – CPSC*
ages birth-5 years
ages 6-12 years

 
 

TOY HAZARDS

Bikes/Riding Toys/Scooters

 

Button Batteries

Button Battery Dangers Poster – CPSC*
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Button Battery Fact Sheet – The Battery Controlled

 

Helmets

 

Magnets

 

Other Hazards

Noisy Toys – Sight & Hearing Association

Product Hazards: Toy Chests – Kids in Danger

The Dangers of Latex Balloons: Good Fun Gone Wrong – St. Louis Childrens Hospital

 

Recall Information

Recalls – CPSC*

 
 

*List of Abbreviations
AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics
ACEP: American College of Emergency Physicians
CCHMC: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
CHOP: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
CIPA: Child Injury Prevention Alliance
CIRP: Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
CPSC: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
JHU: Johns Hopkins University
MUSC: Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital
NAEYC: National Association for the Education of Young Children
NHTSA: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
PIRG: Public Interest Research Group
SKW: Safe Kids Worldwide

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