Cute neck floats for babies are 'DEATH TRAPS'

Expert warns of the drowning risk should the trendy gadgets deflate while your child is in the water

• Kyran Quinlan is an associate professor of pediatrics at Rush University, Chicago
• He warned that seams on the inflatable gadgets for babies can be poorly sealed
• He said: 'Neck floats for babies scare me to death, and I hope they scare parents'

They may look cute and seem harmless, but neck floats for babies can have deadly consequences, an expert warns.

Kyran Quinlan, associate professor of pediatrics at Rush University, made the claim as the trendy gadgets continue to flood social media.

The former chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said seams on the inflatable gadgets, sold across the world, can be poorly sealed. 

Speaking of the growing sales of the dangerous devices, he said: 'Neck floats for babies scare me to death, and I hope they scare parents.

'These are potential death traps... To have your precious baby one poorly sealed seam away from going under at the pool is frightening.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4801996/Cute-neck-floats-babies-DEATH-TRAPS.html