Produced daily in and around our homes can become toxic if used the wrong way, or by the wrong person amount wrong. March 20, kick poison prevention week, created to highlight the dangers of an accidental poisoning and prevention measures.
Poisoning more of $ 2 million each year are reported to poison control centers 60 Nations. More than half of these calls are related to children 5 years and less, but adults represent 90% of poisoning deaths, with occurrences higher among people ages 40-59.
Accidental poisoning can occur when a substance is inhaled or ingested, an allergic reaction occurs, or an interaction between two or more undesirable substances.
The most common sources of accidental poisoning include:
Overuse of over the counter cold medicine and Tylenol, and prescription pain relievers
Indoor and outdoor plants such as wild mushrooms, sumac and poison ivy
such as bleach, pesticides, toilet bowl and oven cleaner, domestic products which can be fatal if ingested. Methanol poisoning of products such as fluid paint remover and windshield wiper can cause permanent blindness. Even personal care products including lotions, makeup, fragrance and mouthwash can be toxic if ingested.
Lead
Bites and stings of snakes or spiders
Gas and vapour
Protect yourself and loved ones of accidental poisoning by following these poison prevention tips:
1 Put your local poison control number in your cell phone and the poster in your kitchen and home phones
2 Maintain household and medical products in their original container. Never store it near food.
3. Always read labels, and follow the instructions
4 Keep the household products and medicines retardant and out of sight until they are needed and put them away as soon as you finish their use
5 Buy products with packaging the test of children, bearing in mind, however, that nothing is completely test
6. Never refer to medicine: candy
7 Have a working carbon monoxide detector in your House.
8. Never mix household products
9 Open Windows or turn on a fan in the use of household maintenance products
10 Identify poisonous plants in your House or yard and to delete or keep children and animals from them
If you think that you or a member of the family were accidentally poisoned, follow the instructions on first aid and call your local poison control or the national hotline at 800-222-1222 poison. The problem can often be supported by telephone. The poison help hotline is free and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 911 immediately if a person stops breathing, has a seizure or collapsed.
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