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Leonid Mamchenkov Key Facts
- Each year, approximately 15 children under age 14 years die from a toy-related incident.
- Each year, approximately 217,000 toy-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency rooms.
- 20 toy-related deaths to children were reported in 2005. In the same year, there were 75,000 toy-related injuries to children under 14 years of age.
- In 2005, 46 percent of toy-related injuries were to the head or face.
- In the United States, more than 3 billion toys and games are sold annually.
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