Young children will put just about anything in their mouths. For the most part, what finds its way into their mouths is pretty benign — but that doesn’t mean parents can drop their guard in keeping kids safe from harmful substances.
We asked Katie Orr, a poison specialist and outreach educator at the Ontario Poison Centre, which is operated and supported by The Hospital for Sick Children, to provide some advice to parents.Let’s start with the most extreme circumstances. If your child is unconscious or very drowsy, difficult to wake, having seizures, or has any difficulty breathing, call 911.
If you believe your child has swallowed a hazardous product, we suggest calling the Ontario Poison Centre. More than 60 per cent of the cases treated by the poison centre are managed at home through guidance from the on-call staff.These exposures happen mostly when the product is open and in use. The lid might be off or a bit loose. The parent may have poured the product into a smaller container or cup, making it that much more accessible to a child.
Also, be sure to keep products in their original containers. Pouring something dangerous to kids into a water bottle or another drinking container is never a good idea. When you keep materials in their original container, you’ve got all the relevant information, including chemical name, concentration, volume, warning symbols and first-aid information. You lose all of this when you transport it to another container.
Oven cleaners and drain openers often contain very caustic chemicals with the potential to cause severe burns if swallowed — even when only small amounts are ingested.Medications can be very dangerous for kids, whether it’s the wrong one or too much of their own. This includes both prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Just one pill of some meds — opioids, anti-diabetic medications, heart or blood pressure medications, for example — can be seriously toxic for a child.
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