A doctor has revealed the top five Christmas gifts that can land your kids in the emergency room this year.
The video was posted on TikTok this week by Florida-based Dr. Meghan Martin, who specializes in pediatric emergency medicine.
She often takes to her social media platforms to share tips, warnings and other safety precautions to take around your little ones – and this time was no different, as she listed the presents you need to avoid this holiday season.
The first thing on her list was anything that takes button batteries.
‘They keep those little compartments closed with these little cheap screws, it’s not worth it,’ she said.
‘They can literally kill kids, and they do every year,’ Dr. Martin warned.
Next up was water beads – those fun-colored, squishy beads that are often sold as sensory toys for kids.
‘Little kids can ingest them when they’re small, and they can get larger and cause bowel obstructions,’ she explained.
The video was posted on TikTok this week by Florida-based Dr. Meghan Martin, who specializes in pediatric emergency medicine
The first thing on her list was anything that takes button batteries.’ They keep those little compartments closed with these little cheap screws, it’s not worth it,’ she said
But it’s not just your kids that you have to worry about when it comes to water beads – the expert said the toys can cause problems for pets, too.
And coming in at number three of some of the most dangerous Christmas gifts was electric scooters.
‘Kids get going way too fast on these, they hit a bump, they go flying, they mess up their faces, their arms, their heads, it’s bad news bears,’ the doctor said simply.
Similarly, Dr. Martin advised against buying hoverboards, which are self-balancing scooters that don’t come with any handles.
‘We see so many hoverboard injuries right after Christmas,’ the doctor admitted.
‘They break their forearms, they break their elbows, and sometimes their heads,’ she continued.
‘Also, they can literally light your house on fire.’
And, last but not least, the number one item on Dr. Martin’s list was trampolines, which she said should not be a surprise for anyone.
‘We see so many hoverboard injuries right after Christmas,’ the doctor admitted during the clip (stock image)
And, last but not least, the number one item on Dr. Martin’s list was trampolines, which she said should not be a surprise for anyone (stock image)
‘I detest trampolines, they literally keep the emergency department in the orthopedics team in business,’ she said.
‘It doesn’t matter if you have a net, it doesn’t matter if it’s buried in the ground, most of the injuries actually happen on the trampoline,’ she said.
‘Also, your insurance company may drop you – homeowners insurance also hates trampolines,’ the doctor concluded.
At the end of the clip, she wished everyone a happy holiday season, and joked that she hoped no one would have to see her in the emergency room.
In the comments section of her video, many parents seemed to agree with her takes, sharing their own toy horror stories.
‘Got my daughter a trampoline for her fifth birthday. Her leg was broken within the first 10 minutes of being on it. Mom fail,’ one person wrote.
Another agreed, ‘I wish I listened to the no trampoline sooner cause my two-year-old broke her leg just jumping on one and had to wear a cast all the way up to her thigh for a month. Walking now is a challenge.’
‘Can confirm I absolutely WRECKED myself as a kid on an electric scooter and a trampoline,’ someone else typed.
