Toy guns and high-volume portable cassette recorders can permanently impair a child's hearing. Propelled toy darts and other projectiles. Propelled toys can cause cuts or eye injuries. Toys with strings, straps or cords longer than seven inches. Long strings and cords could wrap around a child's neck and strangle him or her.
Electrical toys are a potential burn hazard.
Toys painted with lead paint. Exposure to lead can result in lead poisoning, causing serious damage to a child's brain, kidneys and nervous system. Toy cap guns. Paper roll, strip or ring caps can be ignited by the slightest friction and cause serious burns. When Selecting Toys Many toy-related injuries occur when parents overestimate their child's ability to handle a toy designed for an older age group.