%0 Journal Article
%T Fad over fatality? The hazards of amber teething necklaces
%A Lucy Soudek
%A Robyn McLaughlin
%J Archive of "Paediatrics & Child Health".
%D 2018
%R 10.1093/pch/pxx158
%X Despite a growing number of injuries, no studies exist to date that quantitatively assess the strangulation risk of amber teething necklaces. The objectives of this study are to determine (a) if these necklaces release with the force required according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Specification for Consumer Product Safety for Mechanical Requirements of ChildrenĄ¯s Jewelry, and (b) if they release with the mean force required to occlude a young childĄ¯s airway, as determined in a study designed to inform manufacturing of products to reduce risk of accidental strangulation
%K Amber
%K Asphyxia
%K Neck injuries
%K Tooth Eruption
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905457/