Bubble water toys are often "toxic" and can corrode the skin and cause pneumonia
Yesterday (16) at 11 o 'clock, the reporter came to the capital city of South three Jinzheng market, only to see each toy shop in the market, are placed with a variety of bubble water toys, the price from 1 yuan to 15 yuan. The reporter picked up a bubble water toy, through the plastic bag vaguely can smell a pungent taste. In the investigation, the reporter also found that these bubble water toys have no product description. "Now children like to play with it, there is absolutely no harm to the body." A toy shop owner said, "Although there is no instruction manual, we are selling very well every day."
In this regard, the reporter interviewed Wang Shuangjian, director of the outpatient department of the eighth hospital of Shishi City. Director Wang said that at present, near the park, the playground and the school near the stalls on the sale of bubble water toys are mainly composed of soapy water, washing and cleaning, its chemical composition is sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, in addition, also contains glycerin, essence and other ingredients. Bubble water is mainly alkaline, easy to corrode the skin, at the same time, but also easy to stimulate the respiratory system. "Before, we have treated many cases of children with respiratory allergies caused by blowing bubbles."
Director Wang also said that when children play with bubble water toys, once they inhale the respiratory tract, it is easy to cause aspiration pneumonia. If it is an allergic child, there may be allergic symptoms, serious and even suffocation, it is recommended that parents buy bubble water toys for children as little as possible. (Reporter Dong Chang intern Zhang Pei)