Over one-fifth of injuries and fatalities to children could be prevented if a standard more stringent than the SPC were in use. Alternative gauges and broader age guidelines are recommended. We propose a 38.1-mm diameter open-bottom gauge for nonspherical FBs and a similar 44.5 mm gauge for spherical FBs. We suggest that this new standard would have prevented all small-parts fatalities to children (including children 3 years of age and older) and the overwhelming majority of nonfatal injuries.
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