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2008-12-12 06:08:50
One of the longest-running spousal debates may now be settled in favor of men
and for the sake of little boys.
Leave the toilet seat up, some British doctors now say. The reason: a rising
trend for heavy wooden and ornamental toilet seats to fall down onto the
penises of unsuspecting (and just potty-trained) toddlers.
Dr. Joe Philip and his colleagues of Leighton Hospital, Crewe, in England
detail such penis-crush injuries in the December issue of the journal BJU
International. The team reports on four boys between the ages of 2 and 4 who
were admitted to hospitals with injuries serious enough to require an overnight
stay.
The doctors say the injuries have implications for holiday travel and at-home
toilet safety for parents with male toddlers.
"As Christmas approaches many families will be visiting relatives and friends
and their recently toilet-trained toddlers will be keen to show how grown-up
they are by going to the toilet on their own," Philip said. "It is important
that parents check out the toilet seats in advance, not to mention the ones
they have in their own homes, and accompany their children if necessary."
The team found that all four toddlers had been potty trained and were using the
toilet on their own when the incidents occurred. Each had lifted the toilet
seat, which fell back down and crushed his penis. Three of the toddlers showed
a build-up of fluid in the foreskin, but they were still able to urinate. The
fourth had so-called glandular tenderness.
Luckily, the doctors say, the toddlers showed no injuries to the urethra (the
tube in the penis that carries urine out) and no bleeding. All four toddlers
were able to leave the hospital the next day.
To keep toddlers safe during their journey in the bathroom, the doctors suggest
the following tips:
momentum, which would reduce the risk and degree of injury.
use, even though it contradicts the social norm of putting it down.
while urinating. During such a feat, parents should keep an eye on toddlers
until the toddler can do this by himself.
"As any parent knows, toilet training can be a difficult time with any
toddler," Philip said. "We are concerned that the growing trend of heavy toilet
seats poses a risk not only to their health, but to their confidence."