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The Washington Post reported today that U.S. poison centers are experiencing a dramatic rise in reports of incidents involving e-cigarettes. Between September 2010 and February 2014 these calls have increased from one to 215 per month. E-cigarettes contain very concentrated amounts of liquid nicotine — a toxin — which is heated in the e-cigarette to …
Question: What is wrong with this children’s hoodie? Did you spot the problem? Answer: It has drawstrings in the hood. Children’s jackets and sweatshirts should not have drawstrings in the hoods or in the waist. For infants and very young children it could cause a child to strangle. For school-aged children, drawstrings …
If you have a young child, make sure to keep individual dishwasher and laundry detergent packs or “pods” locked up tight. To a child, these colorful items can look like candy or something fun to play with. Two types of injuries have been reported. Children have eaten them and become sick. Children also have popped …
Do you have any furniture that could tip over? Secure it to the wall and it could save a child’s life. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a child dies every two weeks after a piece of furniture, an appliance, or a TV falls onto him or her. Between 2008 and 2010, an …
As batteries become smaller and more powerful, the number of swallowing incidents involving serious injury and death is going up. Most often, incidents involve children under age 4 and the elderly (who mistake small batteries for a pill). Sometimes the battery will pass through the intestine and sometimes it can become stuck in the throat …
