Trauma experts at Rady Children\u2019s Hospital remind parents this holiday season of potential hazards for children. The following are the top 10 hazards identified by trauma experts:\u00a0 \u2022 Potpourri petals and pods (Children are attracted to the fragrant scent and can try to eat the ingredients. Poses a choking hazard.) \u2022 Candles (Many times lit candles are placed on decorative runners during the holidays. Children can pull the runner and be burned by the hot wax or, worse, start a fire.) \u2022 Alcohol (Even though it tastes bad, children will drink it. Can cause poisoning.) \u2022 Cleaning supplies (Kids can get under the sink and find toxic cleaners that look like apple juice and sports drinks.) \u2022 Vitamins and medications (Children\u2019s vitamins are often colorful and taste like candy. Too much of a good thing can be dangerous.) \u2022 Purses and handbags (Visitors, like grandma, can leave their purse open to curious kids who might find her heart medication.) \u2022 Tiny toys (Despite warnings and advisories, some toy makers still manufacture toys with tiny parts that can cause a child to choke.) \u2022 Tree ornaments (The shiny objects attract attention from little ones. The ornaments can break and cut a child, or a child can choke on them.) \u2022 Small batteries (Another choking hazard. Batteries for presents, like watches, are often under the tree.) \u2022 Stuffed animal parts (Many times the plastic eyes or nose of a stuffed animal can pop off, posing a choking hazard.) A toilet paper roll can be your best asset to prevent a child from choking. If the item fits through the hole, it\u2019s small enough to choke a child. \u2014 Provided as a public service announcement by Rady Children\u2019s Hospital-San Diego.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Trauma experts at Rady Children\u2019s Hospital remind parents this holiday season of potential hazards for children. The following are the top 10 hazards identified by trauma experts:\u00a0 \u2022 Potpourri petals and pods (Children are attracted to the fragrant scent and can try to eat the ingredients. Poses a choking hazard.) \u2022 Candles (Many times lit […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11560","_seopress_titles_title":"Rady identifies top 10 holiday hazards for kids","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11560,11593,11552],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-la-jolla-village-news","category-no-images","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}