Below is a press release from Shriners Children’s Boston:
BOSTON, MA — Shriners Children’s Boston is warning parents that physicians are still seeing an alarming number of kids receiving severe burn injuries after microwaving gel-filled fidget toys. Experts say the danger is growing as knockoff versions of these toys enter the market, potentially causing deeper scald burns and even chemical burns when the unknown contents overheat, leak or rupture.
Earlier this year, a social media trend encouraging people to microwave these popular toys went viral, landing dozens of children in the hospital with second and third-degree scald burns after the gel inside exploded. In the last six months, doctors at Shriners Children’s Boston have treated at least one patient per week linked to this trend and are seeing even more now that kids are spending more time at home during summer break…