Federal Safety Agency Warns of 'Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation' in Children's Bounce House
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning on the 'My Bouncer Little Castle' inflatable.
A federal safety agency has issued a consumer warning for a children's bouncy house that appears to pose a major safety risk for kids.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this week that consumers should immediately stop the use and purchase of "My Bouncer Little Castle," an inflatable bounce house with a hoop sold on Amazon, eBay, Sears, and more online sites.
According to a news release from the agency, the bounce house has a yellow hoop attached to a green pillar inside, which has been found to create a risk of "entrapment and strangulation" to children. It appears to potentially function as a basketball-style hoop for the balls in the attached ball pit, but the product was tested by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and failed to meet the organization's standard intended to "reduce the risk of accidental head or neck entrapment in inflatable play devices."
The announcement comes after a four-year-old boy reportedly died after getting tangled up in the hoop on the bounce house. "The hoop became entangled and twisted, constricting the boy's airway, resulting in strangulation and death," the agency stated. They are also aware of another incident of a child being entrapped in the hoop, although they were not injured.
While the brand has not formally recalled the product at this time, the agency is urging consumers to halt the purchase and sale of these bounce houses and to "dispose of these products immediately."
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