When children buy toys, adults usually focus on brand and quality, but may overlook another problem: the size of the toy. Ren Xiaoxu, director of the Emergency Department at the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, told The Times that it is safer to buy toys for children that are bigger than their mouths. Ren Xiaoxu said that children under the age of 5 years old because of poor cognitive ability, no matter what, after taking the hands, always like to put into the mouth to bite, if the toy is small, slippery, it is easy to swallow, block the airway, serious can be dangerous, life. Some small toys with sharp edges and corners, such as small bells and whistles, accidentally enter the child's esophagus, easy to scratch the esophagus; the surface of the building blocks covered with colored paint, colored crayons, pencils, etc. , if stuffed into the mouth to lick, bite, can Ingest harmful chemicals into the body. Detachable toys should also be careful, if the parts removed smaller, parents must be watching, lest children do not swallow. If you buy a dart, slingshot, or replica pistol for a child under 8 years of age, it's a good idea to wait until the parent is present to play with it before you put it away.
