Citation

Khalaf RT, Gurevich Y, Marwan AI, Miller AL, Kramer RE, Sahn B. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 2018; 66(4): 595-597.

Affiliation

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Northwell Health System, New Hyde Park, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/MPG.0000000000001892

PMID

29369847

Abstract

Toys entering the marketplace may have unrecognized hazard risks until data on injury become known. The fidget spinner is a new popular toy mass marketed to children and is primarily sold without warning labels. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recently issued a formal statement on potential safety concerns related to ingestion of the toy parts and other hazards. Button batteries within this toy pose the greatest danger to children as ingestion can lead to lethal injury. We report 2 cases of children who swallowed a button battery from a fidget spinner, causing severe esophageal injury. Various aspects of this type of ingestion important for clinicians to be aware of are reviewed.

Language: en