Citation

Ridenour MV. Percept. Mot. Skills 2003; 97(3): 1003-1006.

Affiliation

Biokinetics Research Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14738371

Abstract

This study investigated the automatic safety

release mechanisms on neck cords for children's cameras. The purpose of the

safety release mechanism is to reduce accidental strangulation associated with

children's toys that have neck cords. The horizontal pull forces that

activate the automatic safety release mechanism were measured for two different

styles of release mechanisms for neck cords. When these forces were compared to

forces associated with child strangulation, the automatic safety mechanisms

released at higher forces than the forces associated with accidental

strangulation or death, which is contrary to what was intended and creates a

false sense of security for parents who select a toy camera with such a

device.