Ingested Poison
Save your child’s life in the event of an ingested poison incident.
Swallowed poison, also referred to as “ingested poison” is one of the main emergencies when it comes to children and accidental deaths in a home.
It is therefore imperative that you, the parent, knows what to do in the event that one of your precious kids manages to get at and swallow something that may be dangerous to his or her health.
No matter how careful you are, accidents of this nature happen. It may not happen in your home but it could easily happen in the home of someone you are visiting who is not as aware as you are of the potential dangers within his or her house.
Unfortunately, it is not unusual for a parent to go into a state of panic when his or her child is the victim of an ingested poison. Believe me, I know! It happened to me when my son was less than a year old. You cannot simply induce vomiting.
My husband and I had been visiting a bachelor friend and my son was crawling and toddling all over the place. The friend reassured us that there was nothing to worry about. He was quite convinced that there was nothing dangerous that the child could get at.
He was wrong! There was caustic soda (drain cleaner) placed invitingly on the bottom shelf of an open kitchen cupboard and that is precisely what my son tried to swallow.
Fortunately it was only in his month, but had he actually swallowed the substance and had I tried to induce vomiting I would very likely have caused a lot of damage to his stomach, throat and mouth.
If you do not want your child to become a victim because of ingested poison you are going to have to make sure that everything that could possibly be poisonous or toxic is locked up securely on a high shelf.
An ingested poison treatment chart is available below below for your use, should your child swallow something toxic.
If you would like your own single page color-coded copy (you can make several copies that can be laminated and kept handy in your home and motor vehicle) then please complete the form at the top right and I will send it to you along with an Emergency First Aid eBook as a gift.
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EMERGENCY INGESTED POISON TREATMENT CHART Sandy Du Plessis – http://www.KidsHomeSafety.com |
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ACID |
FABRIC SOFTENER |
OVEN CLEANER |
DO NOT make child vomit DO NOT give child WEED KILLER –give Activated Charcoal – if available CONTACT POISON CONTROL GET CHILD TO HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY |
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ALCOHOL |
FERTILIZER |
PAINT (OIL) |
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AMMONIA |
FIRELIGHTERS |
PAINT REMOVER |
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ASPRIN |
FLUORIDE TABLETS |
PARACETAMOL |
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BATTERY ACID |
GLUE (CONTACT) |
PARAFIN |
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BATTERY (BUTTON) |
GLUE (OTHER) |
PESTICIDES |
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BENZINE |
HYDROCHLORIC ACID |
PERFUME |
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BLEACH |
HAIR DYE |
PETROL/GASOLINE |
GIVE child half a cup of milk CONTACT POISON CONTROL |
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CAMPHOR OIL |
HAIR (PERM LOTION) |
PILLS |
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CARBON TETRACHLORIDE |
HAIR STRAIGHTENER |
RAT BAIT |
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CAUSTIC SODA |
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE |
SHAMPOO |
DO NOT make child vomit FLOURID TABS Other tabs – give half cup milk or water immediately CONTACT POISON CONTROL CENTER |
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CHLORINE (POOL) |
IRON TABLETS |
SNAIL BAIT |
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CONDI’S CRYSTALS |
INSECT REPELLENT |
SOAP (LAUNDRY POWDER) |
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COSMETICS |
INSECTICIDE |
TABLETS |
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COUGH SYRUP |
LINIMENTS |
TURPENTINE |
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DEODORANTS |
MEDICINES (ORAL) |
VARNISH |
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DETERGENTS |
METAL CLEANER POLISH |
TOILET CLEANER |
GIVE activated charcoal INFANT – 1g Activated CHILDREN – 15 to 30g
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DISH-WASHING LIQUID |
MOTHBALLS |
VITAMINS |
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DISHWASHER POWDER |
NAIL ENAMEL REMOVER |
WASHING POWDER |
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DISINFECTANTS |
WINDOW CLEANER |
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DRAIN CLEANER |
WHITE SPIRITS |
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FABRIC |
WEED KILLER |
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You owe it to yourself and your family to know what you must do in the event of an incident involving ingested poison.
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