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Exploding 'squishy' toys warning after trend leaves children with serious burns
Burns specialists say heated squishy toys can explode and leave children with deep burns, and six patients have been treated in Glasgow.
- The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has treated six children for severe burns over the past eight months linked to a dangerous online trend involving microwaving soft 'squishy' toys.
- Videos circulating online show soft toys being heated to enhance pliability, but experts warn this causes internal pressure to build inside the squishy, significantly increasing the risk it will explode and release hot gel that sticks to skin.
- 11-Year-Old Scarlet Rowe from Irvine, North Ayrshire, suffered burns to her face and eyelid in May after microwaving a toy. Her mother Gina said the swelling was severe, though fortunately no skin graft was required.
- Eight-Year-Old Joseph Erskine from Clackmannanshire required a skin graft after a toy burst across his chest and hand. His mother Stephanie Ewing said he must now avoid direct sunlight to the graft area for two years, which will be "tricky over the summer months."
- Sharon Ramsay, a burns nurse at the RHC, warns that injuries can be severe and require long-term treatment including surgery and rehabilitation, with some children left with permanent scarring. She urges parents to discuss the risks with their children.
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Exploding 'squishy' toys warning after trend leaves children with serious burns
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