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Apple Juice or Air Fresheners: Can Children Tell the Difference?

Apple Juice or Air Fresheners: Can Children Tell the Difference?. Introduction. Young children will eat or drink almost anything!. Sudafed or red hots?. Moth balls or Marshmallows?. Ex lax or chocolate?. Vitamins or gummy bears?. Sports drink or Windex?. Can YOU tell the difference.

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Apple Juice or Air Fresheners: Can Children Tell the Difference?

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  1. Apple Juice or Air Fresheners:Can Children Tell the Difference?

  2. Introduction • Young children will eat or drink almost anything!

  3. Sudafed or red hots?

  4. Moth balls or Marshmallows?

  5. Ex lax or chocolate?

  6. Vitamins or gummy bears?

  7. Sports drink or Windex?

  8. Can YOU tell the difference

  9. Poisoning Statistics • ¼ million each year • 92% in the home • ~ half under 6 yrs of age • 40% poisonings when a parent takes pain reliever

  10. Medicines Iron, prescription drugs Pesticides Windshield washer Antifreeze Drain cleaners Alcohol Toilet Cleaners Lamp oil Furniture polish Gasoline Kerosene Paint thinner Plants Diaper cream Antiseptics Vitamins Most hazardous materials

  11. Common household products that poison children • Perfume • Mouthwash • Mothballs • Batteries • Flaking paint • Tobacco products

  12. Signs of poisoning • Severe throat pain • Breathing difficulty • Behavior change • VERY Sleepy, irritable, jumpy • Nausea, Vomiting • Stomach cramps (no fever) • Lips/mouth burning • Drooling/odd odor from mouth • Unexplained stains on clothes • Convulsions/un-consciousness

  13. What to do if…child swallows poison • Take poison away • Take out of mouth • Do not make child vomit • Don’t follow instructions on label (they could be out of date) • Check for signs (previous slide) • Call 911 or Poison Control Center

  14. What to do if…. Poison gets on skin • If spilled, remove clothes • Rinse skin with warm water • Call Poison Control Center

  15. What to do if…Poison gets in eye(s) • Flush child’s eyes • Hold eyelid open • Rinse 15 minutes • Call Poison Control Center

  16. What do to if….Child breathes poisonous fumes • Get them fresh air right away • Call Poison Control Center

  17. Prevention • Children get poisoned because: • They watch you and try to imitate you • Poisons not stored properly • Children are curious • Children don’t understand what poison is

  18. Things you can do • Adequate attention • Household products • Don’t mix • Lock up, out of reach • Keep in original containers • Medicines • Read labels • Proper doses • Proper names • Don’t take in front of children • Designate one person to give meds • Destroy old meds

  19. Things to teach the child • Keep away from areas that contain chemicals • Never touch, taste or smells something that could be poisonous • If you don’t know what it is, don’t go near it • Take medicine only from an adult • Teach difference between medicine and candy

  20. Activities that can help kids • Poison Control Center http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonPrevention/preschool.asp Can download video, classroom activities with songs and puppets to help in teaching the lesson • Mr Yuk Http://www.mryuk1.com/ Many educational materials and Mr. Yuck Stickers Commercial on YouTube with Mr Yuk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHkT4peQdbs

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