Toy-related Deaths and Injuries | Calendar Year 2023

Excerpt:  “In this report, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff present the latest available statistics on deaths and emergency department (ED)-treated injuries associated with toys. This report provides updated summary information on toy-related fatalities for the years 2021 and 2022, along with detailed information on known toy-related fatalities for 2023. … For calendar year 2023, CPSC staff received reports of 10 toy-related deaths that occurred among children 14 years of age or younger. Two fatalities involved choking on a bouncy ball, another two deaths involved choking on a crayon, and an additional two were due to drowning while using a flotation toy. One report noted a set of twins died due to asphyxia from a wooden toy chest. One fatality was due to a motor vehicle collision with an unpowered scooter. The remaining fatality was the result of ingesting an unknown number of water beads. The children ranged in age from seven months to six years.”