Party Favors

17MOM ATE A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS INSIDE OF A BALLOON AS PART OF A PARTY FAVOR. THIS WAS A SMALL DIME SIZED PIECE OF PLASTIC. MOTHER CONTACTED POISON CONTROL WHICH RECOMMENDED JUST WATCHING THE CHILD FOR PROBLEMS. THE CHILD HAD SOME COUGHING, AND THE MOTHER BECAME CONCERNED AND BROUGHT THE CHILD IN FOR EVALUATION. DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION

13YOF TO ED WITH C/O OF FB TO EYE, PT POSSIBLY HAS CONFETTI STUCK IN EYE, DX FB TO EYE

5 YOF WAS BITTEN BY THE NEIGHBOR'S DOG WHEN THE DOG WAS TRYING TO GET A PARTY FAVOR THAT THE PT WAS PLAYING WITH. DX: DOG BITE, FACIAL LACERATION

19 YOF WAS BURNING TRASH WHEN A CONFETTI CANNON WAS THROWN IN AND THE HOT CONFETTI BURNED HER FOREHEAD AND LEFT HAND. DX: BURN

17YOF PATIENT WAS AT A PEP RALLY AS A BAND MEMBER WHEN A METAL OBJECT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER HEAD. SHE STATES THAT CONFETTI WAS SPRAYED IN THE AIR OBSCURING HER VISION AND SHE HAVE BEEN HIT WITH A GLITTER CANNON. SHE HAS A SCALP LACERATION WITH MILD BLEEDING. DX: LACERATION OF HEAD

5 YOF POSSIBLY INGESTED PIECE OF CONFETTI DX FB INGESTION

14MOM WITH VOMITING IN SETTING OF INGESTING CONFETTI AT HOME DX: VOMITING

2 YOM COMES TO ED WITH PIECE OF CONFETTI PAPER STUCK IN HIS NOSE, DX: NASAL FOREIGN BODY

12MOF PRESENTED TO ED C/O INGESTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT, PT SWALLOWING DIME SIZED CONFETTI, DX; INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY

2YOF WERE AT A EASTER GATHERING AND A WAND WITH CONFETTI WAS POPPED SOMETHING HIT THE CHILD'S EYE. DX: EYE INFLAMMATION, CORNEAL IRRITATION OF RIGHT EYE

2YOF PRESENTED TO ED C/O OCULAR FOREIGN BODY, PT SUSTAINED CONFETTI IN HER EYE AND RUBBED HER EYE. DX; EYE FOREIGN BODY

7MOF PRESENTING WITH AN EPISODE OF CHOKING AND CONCERN FOR FOREIGN BODY. PATIENT HAS A PIECE OF CONFETTI STUCK ON SOFT PALATE DX: FOREIGN BODY IN MOUTH

My 6yr old son recieved a yellow Mickey Mouse kaleidoscope party favor at school. It has a prisim on one end and an opening on the other. He stuck his index finger in the hole and was unable to get it out. We tried, liquid soap, vegtable oil, ice and could not remove it. His finger began to swell and he was crying in pain every time we attempted to remove it. We brought him to the Emergency room, where his finger had to be numbed with 2 lidocain injections then the kaleidescope had to cut off by the ER doctor. He was given [REDACTED] for pain and I was told to administer [REDACTED] again in 6 hours. I will include a picture of his finger after removal. This is the same kaleidoscope that has other complaints registered to it, all the same with a variety of Disney themes on them. The opening should be covered with plastic or it should be much smaller where a finger can not fit into!!... How many children does this have to happen to?????

My son went to a three-year-old‘s birthday party where they had little party decorations and blowers. My son brought his party blower home and was playing with it when he bit down on the mouthpiece. The plastic literally crumbled into so many large and tiny pieces in his mouth. We let the father know of the party and he said he got his decorations from some the Dollar Tree. I’m so thankful that I was standing right there and got all 15 or so pieces out of his mouth. I had him spit A few times in my hand to get the Sand size pieces out. It’s not like he was chewing on it for a while he literally bit down on it once. I’ve tried to contact the company and there is absolutely no where to contact them and less you want to sell stuff in their stores which I think is ridiculous. It may be visible from a computer webpage I don’t have a computer to check that. I Thought about posting it on [REDACTED] so that everybody knows not to buy their party supplies from this place. This is an item that is made to go into children’s mouths so it needs to be assumed a lot of kids will bite down as they are getting to know their world through their mouths a lot of the time. On the back of the paper part of the happy birthday blower it’s stamped with GREENBRIER INTERNATIONAL ,INC 986632-16180-020-120117 Made in CHINA It is a pink blower with butterflies on it and it says happy birthday.

5 year old female child inserted her right index finger into opening of the kaleidoscope and was unable to extract it. Efforts to extract the finger resulting in swelling and increased pain. The toy eventually was able to be removed using vegetable oil to loosen it. This resulted in extreme pain for the child and the removal of skin on both sides of her finger.

My son received a Pirates of the Caribbean kaleidoscope as a party favor. It is the one in this party favor pack: http://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Caribbean-Stranger-Tides-Party/dp/B0058KBAFQ My younger son, who is 5, placed his finger in the hole and it immediately became stuck. I worked for over half an hour on freeing his finger and was only able to do so by using a scissors and wire cutters to cut the kaleidoscope off of his finger. I have photos of the extraction in progress as well as his finger afterward.

6ct Suction Cup Ball - Spritz: Multicolor Party Favor Toys for Kids, Birthday Party Supplies, PVC, Ages 4+ Purchased from Target are intended to be placed in gift bags for birthday parties etc. suction balls have been reported to Target that they have high levels of chemical smells. These smells become present in candies or other edibles placed in a gift bags for birthday with the balls. Chemical taste found in candies can cause nausea and smells can cause headaches. Target has not commented on the numerous consumer reviews on the website. I am concerned that outgassing from plastics are the result of the smells and could contaminate food. I ate a piece of candy placed in a gift bag and was hit with a severe chemical taste and nausea. These product should not be sold as a child's gift bag toy if chemicals pose a risk.

My 5 year old son was blowing on a glow stick whistle when a small piece dislodged from the whistle and my son coughed to get it out of his throat.

I used a Legend & Co. Confetti Cannons Multicolor (12 inch) | Biodegradable and Air Powdered |Launches up to 25ft | Celebrations, New Year's Eve, Birthdays and Weddings (1 Pack) purchased from Amazon Dec 3, 2020. I used it for an online graduation video. The product website said it was indoor outdoor and that it made a nice pop. I used it latter that week and the sound was like a gunshot and have been struggling with hearing issues ever since. I have struggled with lost hearing in both ears...mostly my right which was nearer to the blast and have a bad case of tinnitus

We bought Disney Party Pack from Hallmark at Walmart with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party favors inside. Our son put his thumb inside the kaleidoscope and it got stuck. When we tried to get it off it cut his finger because the inside is sharp. We could not break it or cut it with household scissors and had to use wire snips to get the plastic to break. They sell these kaleidoscopes in a variety of characters.