Safety measures to be taken when buying children's clothing
Here are some points to note on safety of children before you
buy your child's clothing : * Ensure that small items attached
to clothing are not easily detached or removed * Small items
such as buttons, zipper pull, snaps or any decorative sequines
should not be easily detach from your child clothing as this
poses a choking hazard to young children.
* Avoid hazardous items such as drawstrings * Children's jackets
and sweatshirts with drawstrings around the hood or neck of
children's outerwear presents a strangulation hazard. Children
can get entangled and strangle in the drawstrings that catch on
objects, including playground equipment, fences and tree
branches.
* Avoid Flammable Loose-Fitting Garments * The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns people not to put
children to sleep in loose-fitting T-shirts or other over-size
clothes made from cotton or cotton blends. These garments can
catch fire easily and are associated with 200 to 300 emergency
room-treated burn injuries to children annually. Loose-fitting
clothing stands away from the body, making contact with an
ignition source more likely. Loose-fitting, non-flame-resistant
child clothing allows an air space next to the body that helps
keep the fire burning, possibly injuring children.
It is safer to put your children in flame-resistant or
snug-fitting sleepwear. Flame-resistant garments do not continue
burning when removed from a small open flame. Snug-fitting
garments need not be flame-resistant because they are made to
fit closely against a child's body. Their stretchy fabrics make
them comfortable. Snug-fitting sleepwear does not ignite easily
and, even if ignited, does not burn as rapidly because there is
little air under the garment to feed a fire.
* Check for sharp objects in your child clothing * A decorative
items such as pin may get detach causing a puncture wound on
your child body.