Child Proof Advice: Product Recalls

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Product Recalls

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm(s) named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product(s). Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

NEWS from CPSC and HC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov
Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2010
Release # 10-123

Regal Lager Announces Recall to Repair CYBEX Strollers; Risk of Fingertip Amputation and Laceration Hazards

Name of Product: CYBEX Strollers Units: About 1,100 in the United States and 90 in Canada

Distributor: Regal Lager Inc., of Kennesaw, Ga. Manufactured in: China

Hazard: The stroller's hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a child placing his finger in the stroller's hinge mechanism, resulting in a finger fracture.

Description: This recall involves Ruby, Onyx and Topaz models of CYBEX umbrella strollers. "CYBEX" is printed on the side of the strollers.

Sold at: Department and juvenile product stores nationwide between August 2009 and November 2009 for between $140 and $260.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Regal Lager to receive a free hinge cover retrofit kit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the Company Service Center at (800) 593-5522 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.regallager.com/recalls - consumers can also email the firm at info@regallager.com

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=953

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10123.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2010
Release # 10-127

FAF Inc. Recalls Children's Necklaces Sold Exclusively at Walmart Stores Due to High Levels of Cadmium

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Children's Metal Necklaces Importer: FAF Inc., of Greenville, R.I.

Units: About 55,000 Incidents/Injuries: None reported Manufactured in: China

Hazard: The recalled necklaces contain high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Description: The recalled jewelry is shaped as a metal crown or frog pendant on a metal link chain necklace in a crown hinged box. The packaging has the words "The Princess and the Frog" on it and contains the following model numbers and UPC codes:

Crown Model # 4616-4187 UPC # 72783367144
Frog Model # 4616-4190 UPC # 72783367147

Sold exclusively at: Walmart retail stores nationwide from November 2009 through January 2010 for $5.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take this recalled jewelry away from children. Consumers should return the recalled jewelry to any Walmart store for a full refund or a free replacement product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact F.A.F. Inc. at (800) 949-3311 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.faf.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10127.html

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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to these product recalls or involve a different hazard with the same products. Please tell us about it: https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

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Infant CPR First Aid

This material is for informative purposes only. For CPR certification and additional expertise, we suggest all new caregivers study the Infant CPR/Choking course offered by your local American Red Cross.

Link to Infant CPR Video
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What is CPR?

CPR is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

This is the lifesaving measure you can take to save your baby if they show no signs of life (breathing or movement).

CPR uses chest compressions and rescue breaths to circulate blood that contains oxygen to the brain and other vital organs until emergency medical personnel arrive. Keeping oxygenated blood circulating can help prevent brain damage — which can occur within a few minutes — and death.

Giving CPR isn't hard to do.

Follow these steps:

• Step 1: Check your baby's condition. Is your baby conscious? Flick their foot or gently tap on their shoulder and call out. If they don't respond, have someone call 911 or the local emergency number.

If you're alone with your baby, give two minutes of care as described below, then call 911 yourself.

Swiftly but gently place your baby on their back on a firm surface. Make sure they are not bleeding severely. If they are, take measures to stop the bleeding by applying pressure to the area.

Do not administer CPR until the bleeding is under control.

• Step 2: Open your baby's airway. Tilt your baby's head back with one hand and lift her chin slightly with the other.

You don't need to tilt an infant's head back very far to open her airway.

Check for signs of life (movement and breathing) for no more than ten seconds. To check for your baby's breath, put your head down next to their mouth, looking toward their feet. Look to see whether their chest is rising and listen for breathing sounds. If they are breathing, you should be able to feel their breath on your cheek.

• Step 3: Give your baby two gentle breaths. If they aren't breathing, give your baby two little breaths, each lasting just one second. Cover your baby's nose and mouth with your mouth and gently exhale into thier lungs only until you see their chest rise.

Remember that a baby's lungs are much smaller than yours, so it takes much less than a full breath to fill them. Breathing too hard or too fast can force air into the infant's stomach or damage their lungs.

If the baby's chest doesn't rise, their airway is blocked.

Give the baby first aid for choking. If the breaths go in, give your baby two breaths in a row, pausing between rescue breaths to let the air flow back out.

• Step 4: Give her 30 chest compressions. With your baby still lying on their back, place the pads of two or three fingers just below an imaginary line running between your baby's nipples.

With the pads of these fingers on that spot, compress the chest 1/2 inch to 1 inch. Push straight down.

Compressions should be smooth, not jerky.

Give her 30 chest compressions at the rate of 100 per minute. When you complete 30 compressions, give two rescue breaths (step 3, above).

•Step 5: Repeat compressions and breaths. Repeat the cycle of 30 compressions and two breaths. If you're alone with your baby, call 911 or the local emergency number after two minutes of care. Continue the cycle of compressions and breaths until help arrives. Even if they seem fine by the time help arrives, you'll want to have your baby checked by a doctor to make sure that their airway is completely clear and that they haven't sustained any internal injuries.

Infant Choking First Aid

This material is for informative purposes only. For CPR certification and additional expertise, we suggest all new caregivers study the infant CPR/Choking course offered by your local American Red Cross.

• Step 1: Assess the situation quickly. If your baby is suddenly unable to cry or cough, something may be blocking their airway, and you'll need to help your baby get it out. They may make odd noises or no sound at all while opening their mouth, and their skin may turn bright red or blue.

If they are coughing or gagging, their airway is only partially blocked. In this case, let your baby continue to cough. Coughing is the most effective way to dislodge a blockage.

If your baby isn't able to cough up the object, ask someone to call 911 or the local emergency number while you begin back blows and chest thrusts (see step 2, below).

If you're alone with your baby, give two minutes of care, then call 911. On the other hand, if you suspect that your baby's airway is closed off because their throat has swollen shut, call 911 immediately.

Your baby may be having an allergic reaction — to something they ate or to an insect bite, for example — or they may have an infection, like croup. Also call right away if your baby is at high risk for heart problems.

• Step 2: Try to dislodge the object with back blows and chest thrusts. If your baby can't clear their airway on their own and you believe something is trapped there, carefully position your baby face down on your forearm with your hand supporting their head and neck.

Rest the arm holding your baby on your thigh. Support your baby so that her head is lower than the rest of her body.

Then, using the heel of your hand, give your baby five firm and distinct back blows between her shoulder blades to try to dislodge the object.

Next, place your free hand (the one that had been delivering the back blows) on the back of your baby's head with your arm along her spine. Carefully turn her over while supporting her head and neck.

Support your baby face up with your forearm resting on your thigh, still keeping her head lower than the rest of her body.

Place the pads of two or three fingers just below an imaginary line running between your baby's nipples. To give a chest thrust, push straight down on the chest 1/2 inch to 1 inch, then allow the chest to come back to its normal position.

Give five chest thrusts. The chest thrusts should be smooth, not jerky. Continue the sequence of five back blows and five chest thrusts until the object is forced out or your baby starts to cough.

If your baby coughs, let them try to cough up the object. If your baby becomes unconscious at any time, they will need modified CPR.

Give your baby two rescue breaths. If the air doesn't go in (you don't see the chest rise), retilt the head and try two rescue breaths again. If the chest still doesn't rise, give 30 chest compressions.

Look in your baby's mouth and remove the object if you see it. Give two more rescue breaths, repeat the chest compressions, and so on, until help arrives.

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