What should we do if a child gets poisoned?
By sahyd2don
@sahyd2don (2942)
India
4 responses
@ScrappinHappyMom (914)
• United States
2 Feb 07
The first thing you should do is call Poison Control or contact 911. You should never induced vomiting or have them ingest any other substance. Make sure when you call them that you have the bottle or container with you as they need information off of it.
But hopefully before you ever get into a situation like that you put all poisons our of reach or in a locked cupboard, you should also take care to try to avoid using extremely hazardous chemicals like "LimeAway" in home.
@yamiboo (466)
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
As far as I know, you should have the child drink lots of milk so that the reaction of the chemical from the milk will cause the child to throw up. While you're at it, you should call 911 or the Poison Control Center immediately.
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
30 Jan 07
You childproof the home and live responsibly. Then if it happens hoping you have a doctor you can call and use the form a doctor gives in the event of the ingestion of such matter. Have raised 3 kids and they never came in contact with that kind of stuff. Good luck!