Young children make up a large amount of exposures, but poisonings among teenagers and adults tend to be more serious.
Not locking away over-the-counter medications and vitamins from children
It may be obvious to hide away things like antidepressants or sleep medication if there are children in the home, but this should apply to medications, the experts note — because over-the-counter does not necessarily mean safe. Many of these drugs can be toxic or even lethal when consumed in high enough amounts, says Johnson-Arbor, and they often resemble candy to kids, especially vitamins.
“Child-resistant doesn’t mean childproof — a lot of times we have parents contact us and they’re completely thrown that their child accessed medication that was in a child-resistant container,” says Brown. “These containers are designed to keep a majority of children out of products, but given the right amount of time and child, they’ll be able to open it.
Nyquil chicken is the latest TikTok food trend to go viral - as in, chicken cooked in the congestion medicine.“A lot of these social media fads or challenges, even if they may seem innocuous and harmless, can actually have pretty significant side effects,” says Johnson-Arbor, adding that videos are often edited to leave out the real impact or the aftermath.
"A gas-powered stove, gas fireplace and gas-powered hot water heater or furnace, for example, can generate carbon monoxide," says Johnson-Arbor, who recommends that everyone have a functioning carbon monoxide detector in their home or near every sleeping area to ensure it will wake people up.
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