Acute ingestion should not produce toxicity. The bubbling fluid is methylene chloride and there is approximately 3 to 4 ml. in each bulb. When a bulb is broken with some liquid spilled and the remainder ingested, it is unlikely that a child would receive a toxic quantity. Made of thin metal, plastic, wood, glass, etc., which are of concern for their mechanical potential to cut or obstruct. Acute ingestion of the dry paint or coloring on these objects should not pose a hazard.
Contents vary but some contain petroleum distillates or isopropyl alcohol.
Very little is known about human toxicity from the popular plant called cyclamen. There are some old reports that state that it contains a very powerful poison and even reports stating that certain Indian tribes used it as a source of poison for their arrows. In the absence of more complete information, the safest thing to do is to assume that the cyclamen is a poisonous plant until proof can be obtained that this is not the case. These can be found in such common gift items as cameras, watches and calculators. Children or adults swallowing a disc battery should be referred to an Emergency Department for x-ray location of the object.