The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·17035·Announced 2016-11-23

Work 'N Leisure Recalls CPR Training Valves Due to Choking Hazard

Work 'N Leisure is recalling Practi-VALVE training valves because the end-cap can detach in a user's mouth, posing a choking hazard.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard with three reported incidents of the part detaching into consumers' mouths or throats, fitting the criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Work 'N Leisure Products Inc. is recalling about 10,000 Practi-VALVE training valves used for CPR practice. The recall involves valves in Lot 3197, which were sold online and through catalogs from July 2016 through September 2016. The valves are blue plastic, measure 2.75 inches long by 1 inch wide, and are disposable.

The end-cap of the valves can detach in a person's mouth while being used during CPR training, posing a choking hazard. The firm has received three reports of the end-caps detaching from the valves into consumers' mouths or throats during use.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled valves and contact Work 'N Leisure to return them for free replacements. The valves were sold for about $12 for a 10-pack and about $50 for a 50-pack.

The recalled product

Product
Practi-VALVE training valves
Manufacturer
Ningbo Sifang Medical Corp., of China
Category
Consumer Product — Medical Training Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
10,000

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

UPCs (1)

  • 854579001247

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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