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H EALTH ALERTS Basketball nets Franklin Sports of llll Sussex, Wis., and ( l Lifetime Products of Clearfield, Utah, in i cooperation withi the U.S. Consumer _ _ _ Commission, are recalling 900,000 toy and youth bas- ketball sets because children can strangle on the loops and openings that come unhooked from the rim. Franklin Sports has received one report of a 3-year-old boy getting his head and neck caught in a basketball net without injury. Huffy Sports and Lifetime Products have received no injury reports. The basketball sets come in a variety of colors and include a nylon net and plastic or metal hoop attached to a plastic pole that adjusts from 3 feet to 6 feet high. The recalled sets are Franklin Sports' Slam DunkYouth Basketball Set, Huffy Sports' Youth One-On-One and Lifetime Products' Shoot Case. Toy, sporting goods, mass merchandise and discount department stores nationwide sold the basketball sets 1- :.-I.."ll", .!-,-,."-,-.-.,;"-,, ::. ....... .;.-:, - ". --,.-.- I'll from 1993 to 1999 for $13 to $40. Manufacturers will send consumers new nets that securely attach to the rim and do not have sliding knots. Consumers should not return the product to stores. To contact Franklin Sports for a replacement net, call (877) 730-1962. To contact Huffy Sports, call (800) 558- 5234 or access www.huflysports.com. To contact Lifetime Products, call (800) 242-3865 or visit www.lifetime.com. Glow-in-the-dark humidifiers Sunbeam Corp. of Boca Raton, Fla., in cooperation with the U.S. ConsumerProduct Safety Conunission, is _8 recallingabout560,000 _ ~ 0 glow- in -the -dark_a humidifiers because_ they can develop an electrical short, pre- senting a fire hazard. Sunbeam has received 87 complaints about the humidifiers, including 42 reports of fire. Three con- sumers reported smoke inhalation and one suffered minor burns to her hands. The humidifiers are_ white withgreen-, blue-_ or rust-colored covers and have Sunbeam, Hanscraft or SunMark written on their plastic covers. The recalled humidifiers have a date code between I001 and * 7 J226 stamped on the _ plug. W Discount department and drugstores nationwide sold the humidifiers from March 1995 through December 1997 for $8 to $15. Consumers should stop using the humidifiers and contact Sunbeam for instructions on how to return the product for a free replacement: (800) 440-4668 or www.sunbeam.com. 10Th-e Univrersity of California at Sa-n Francisco Visiting Professor: Calvin Sia, MD Hosts: i John Takayama, MD, MPH Elisa Song, MD The University of Hawaii, Honolulu Visiting Professor: Jack P. Shonkoff, MD Host: Cris Derauf, MD Wright State University, Dayton,,OH Visiting Professor: Judith Palfrey, MD Host: Arthur S. Pickoff, MD Two of this year's recipients were awarded the first- ever joint American Academy of Pediatrics- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Visiting Professorship in Community Pediatrics and Pediatric Dentistry. Those awarded are: The Naval Medical Center, San Diego Visiting Professor: James J. Crall, DDS Host: Katrina Hood, MD The University of Saint Louis Visiting Professor: Burton L. Edelstein, DDS, MPH Host: Sarah M. Legett, MD Each school will receive up to $4,500 to invite an expert in community pediatrics to participate in a 3-day educational program interacting with stu- dents, faculty, community leaders, and CATCH and Academy leadership. The selection committee feels it has chosen a variety of programs where a visiting O~fsor will mak a sigznificant impact on com- munitv Dediatrcs and pedilatn'c dent-istly efforts. 28 AAP News January 2000 Take precautions to avoi sleddng injuries When the first snowfall hits, children grab their_ sleds and race for higher ground. Unfortunately, more than 55,000 of these trips come to a screeching halt in the emergency room each year, revealed a four-year study by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and t the U.S. Forest Service. Most people don't realize that sleds can reach__ speeds of up to 20 mph, and they aren 't ~_ equipped with seat belts or air bags. Children r e _ enjoy sledding for the same reasons parents fear | =Qtf it: It's fast, it's fun and it's unpredictable. But by 0--- _ taking a few precautions, you can help your chil-_ dren make sure this winter activity is both thrilling _5w and safe. - _ --:: ,t',';.,-, Make sure your child wears a helmet. About 15 | vX Ai percent of sledding injuries treated in emergency rooms are head injuries, and 43 percent of those are brain injuries. Helmets are 85 percent effective in preventing brain injuries in children riding bicycles; experts rpredict similar success rates on sleds. Make sure there is constant adult supervision. According to the AAOS study, 71 percent of unsupervised sled- ding outings ended in injuries; when adults were present, the injury rate dropped to 29 percent. Find a safe spot. Look for holes, roots, tree stumps and fences that may be covered in snow. Avoid areas with trees. Avoid slopes that end in a street, parking lot or pond. Both sleds and cars have a hard time stopping on slip- pery surfaces. Frozen ponds might appear solid, but might not be strong enough to hold a child's weight. Make sure your children wear sensible clothing. Bright colors are easier to spot. Dress them in layers for extra warmth, and do not allow them to stay outside if clothing becomes wet. Make sure your child sits face-forward. It is easier to steer the sled. Be especially careful with inflatable snow tubes. They move quickly, cannot be steered and, if they hit a bump, can propel children into the air. Allow only one child down the hill at a time. When children are finished, tell them to move out of the way quickly. Do not allow the next sledder to begin until the previous one is safely off the hill. Don't use sled substitutes. Cafeteria trays, cardboard boxes and detached automobile hoods may seem like great makeshift sleds, particularly in areas that rarely see snow. But these substitutes are difficult to steer and stop, increasing the risk of injury. -Valerie Wright 0 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics. This information may be freely copied and distributed with proper attribution.
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H EALTH ALERTS
Basketball netsFranklin Sports of llll
Sussex, Wis., and ( lLifetime Products ofClearfield, Utah, in icooperation withithe U.S. Consumer _ _ _
Commission, are recalling 900,000 toy and youth bas-ketball sets because children can strangle on the loopsand openings that come unhooked from the rim.
Franklin Sports has received one report ofa 3-year-oldboy getting his head and neck caught in a basketball netwithout injury. Huffy Sports and Lifetime Products havereceived no injury reports.The basketball sets come in a variety of colors and
include a nylon net and plastic or metal hoop attachedto a plastic pole that adjusts from 3 feet to 6 feet high.The recalled sets are Franklin Sports' Slam DunkYouthBasketball Set, Huffy Sports' Youth One-On-One andLifetime Products' Shoot Case.
Toy, sporting goods, mass merchandise and discountdepartment stores nationwide sold the basketball sets
1- :.-I.."ll", .!-,-,."-,-.-.,;"-,, ::. ....... .;.-:, - ". --,. -.- I'll
from 1993 to 1999 for $13 to $40.Manufacturers will send consumers new nets that
securely attach to the rim and do not have sliding knots.Consumers should not return the product to stores.To contact Franklin Sports for a replacement net, call
(877) 730-1962. To contact Huffy Sports, call (800) 558-5234 or access www.huflysports.com. To contact LifetimeProducts, call (800) 242-3865 or visit www.lifetime.com.
Glow-in-the-dark humidifiersSunbeam Corp. of
Boca Raton, Fla., incooperation with theU.S. ConsumerProductSafety Conunission, is _8recallingabout560,000 _ ~ 0glow- in -the -dark_ahumidifiers because_they can develop anelectrical short, pre-senting a fire hazard.Sunbeam has received 87 complaints about the
humidifiers, including 42 reports of fire. Three con-sumers reported smoke inhalation and one sufferedminor burns to her hands.
The humidifiers are_whitewithgreen-, blue-_or rust-colored coversand have Sunbeam,Hanscraft or SunMarkwritten on their plasticcovers. The recalledhumidifiers have a datecode between I001 and * 7J226 stamped on the _plug. WDiscount department
and drugstores nationwide sold the humidifiers fromMarch 1995 through December 1997 for $8 to $15.Consumers should stop using the humidifiers and
contact Sunbeam for instructions on how to returnthe product for a free replacement: (800) 440-4668 orwww.sunbeam.com.
10Th-e Univrersity of California at Sa-n FranciscoVisiting Professor: Calvin Sia, MDHosts: i JohnTakayama,MD, MPH
Elisa Song, MD
The University of Hawaii, HonoluluVisiting Professor: Jack P. Shonkoff, MDHost: Cris Derauf, MD
Wright State University, Dayton,,OHVisiting Professor: Judith Palfrey, MDHost: Arthur S. Pickoff, MD
Two of this year's recipients were awarded the first-ever joint American Academy of Pediatrics-American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry VisitingProfessorship in Community Pediatrics andPediatric Dentistry. Those awarded are:
The Naval Medical Center, San DiegoVisiting Professor: James J. Crall, DDSHost: Katrina Hood, MD
The University of Saint LouisVisiting Professor: Burton L. Edelstein, DDS, MPHHost: Sarah M. Legett, MD
Each school will receive up to $4,500 to invite anexpert in community pediatrics to participate in a3-day educational program interacting with stu-dents, faculty, community leaders, and CATCH andAcademy leadership. The selection committee feelsit has chosen a variety of programs where a visitingO~fsor will mak a sigznificant impact on com-munitv Dediatrcs and pedilatn'c dent-istly efforts.
28 AAP News January 2000
Take precautions to avoi sleddng injuriesWhen the first snowfall hits, children grab their_
sleds and race for higher ground. Unfortunately,more than 55,000 of these trips come to ascreeching halt in the emergency room each year,revealed a four-year study by the AmericanAcademy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and tthe U.S. Forest Service.Most people don't realize that sleds can reach__
speeds of up to 20 mph, and they aren 't ~_equipped with seat belts or air bags. Children r e _enjoy sledding for the same reasons parents fear | =Qtfit: It's fast, it's fun and it's unpredictable. But by 0--- _taking a few precautions, you can help your chil-_dren make sure this winter activity is both thrilling _5wand safe. - _ --:: ,t',';.,-,
Make sure your child wears a helmet. About 15 | vX Aipercent of sledding injuries treated in emergencyrooms are head injuries, and 43 percent of thoseare brain injuries. Helmets are 85 percent effective in preventing brain injuries in children riding bicycles; expertsrpredict similar success rates on sleds.Make sure there is constant adult supervision. According to the AAOS study, 71 percent of unsupervised sled-
ding outings ended in injuries; when adults were present, the injury rate dropped to 29 percent.Find a safe spot. Look for holes, roots, tree stumps and fences that may be covered in snow. Avoid areas with
trees.
Avoid slopes that end in a street, parking lot or pond. Both sleds and cars have a hard time stopping on slip-pery surfaces. Frozen ponds might appear solid, but might not be strong enough to hold a child's weight.Make sure your children wear sensible clothing. Bright colors are easier to spot. Dress them in layers for extra
warmth, and do not allow them to stay outside if clothing becomes wet.
Make sure your child sits face-forward. It is easier to steer the sled.
Be especially careful with inflatable snow tubes. They move quickly, cannot be steered and, if they hit a bump,can propel children into the air.
Allow only one child down the hill at a time. When children are finished, tell them to move out of the wayquickly. Do not allow the next sledder to begin until the previous one is safely off the hill.
Don't use sled substitutes. Cafeteria trays, cardboard boxes and detached automobile hoods may seem likegreat makeshift sleds, particularly in areas that rarely see snow. But these substitutes are difficult to steer and stop,increasing the risk of injury.
-Valerie Wright0 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics. This information may be freely copied and distributed with proper attribution.
reports of injuries or deaths from thesejackets.The recalledjackets are reversible. One
side is made of navy nylon fabric withgray and white stripes on the sleeves andhas the USA Olyrnpic logo on the chest.The other side is made ofgray fleece fab-ric and has the USA Olympic logo on theback.Thejackets come in boys' sizes 2T to5T and 4 to 7.
J.C. Penney stores nationwide sold thejackets from June to November 1999 for
about $30.Consumers
should removethe drawstringsfrom the jacketsor return themto the nearestJ.C. Penneystore _for a refund. For - ...........w!l
more information, call J.C. Penney toll-free at (888) 333-6063 or access its Website atwww.jcpenney.com.
Recalls by e-mailU.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) recalls and newsreleases are availablebye-mail.To receivethese messages on the same day they areissued on the Internet, put yourself onthe CPSC list server. Send an e-mail mes-sage to [email protected], and in the mes-sage area, enter "join CPSCINFO-L." Youwill receive (electronically) every recallnotice andnews release thatCPSC issues.
-ValerieWright
Dynacraft Industries Inc. ofSan Rafael,Calif., in cooperation with the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission,is recalling about 3,000 Magna "GreatDivide" 21-speed mountain bikesbecause the handle bar stems might nottighten sufficiently, causing the frontwheel to turn improperly and cause falls.
Dynacraft has not received any injuryreports involving these bicycles.The recalled bicycles have the words
"Great Divide" written on the cross-tubes and "KALLOY" on the handlebarstems. The following model numbers,found on the left side of the seat post,have been recalled: girls' bikes, purple,model 8504-50; womeiYs bikes, purple,model 8547-84; boys' bikes, blue, model8504-51; meYsbikes, black, model8547-85.Fred Meyer stores in Alaska, Arizona,
Idaho, Oregon, UtahandWashington soldthe bikes from December 1998 throughAugust 1999 for about $160.Consumers should take the bikes to
the Fred Meyer store of purchase for afree inspection and repair, or callDynacraft Industries Inc. at (800) 551-
0032 for a free replacement handlebarsystem.
Boys' jacketsJ.C. Penney Co. Inc. of Plano, Texas, in
cooperation with the U.S. ConsumerProduct Safety Commission, is recallingabout 20,000 USA Olympic brand boys'jackets because the 7-inch drawstrings atthe bottom can c'atch in vehicle doors,causing injury or death.
J.C. Penney has not received any
January 2000 AAP News 29
Scented candiesVanilla, lavender and other scented
candles may release harmful levels oflead, mercury and other toxins into theair, according to the American LungAssociation (ALA). The candle emissionscan be especially dangerous to children,the elderly and people with weakenedimmune systems.Scented and slow-burning candles
oftenhave metal corewicks contairiing ormade entirely of lead. The lead particlescan float through the air, settling on fur-niture and carpets where they can betouched or eaten by children, adults andpets. In large amounts, theycanharm thenervous system, heart and circulatorysystem, theALA says.Consumers should avoid purchasing
candles with metal cores. The ALA alsowarns consumers to keep candles awayfrom drafty places where the wind canblow toxins 'into the air.
Mountain bikes
