What should children do if they eat drugs or poisons by mistake?
1. Timely detection
If it is found that the drug has been passive, or the child shows symptoms of possible poisoning, such as drowsiness, lip burns, abnormal drooling, vomiting, etc., extra vigilance is required.
2. Determine that type of drug
- If you take general drugs by mistake and the dose is small, you can let your child drink more water and closely observe your child’s condition. If the dosage of the drug taken is large, toxic or corrosive, you should seek medical treatment immediately.
3. First Aid Before Arriving at Hospital
- For example, if you take iodine by mistake, let your child drink some starchy liquids such as rice soup and noodle soup. If you take strong alkali drugs by mistake, you should give your child lemon juice, vinegar, orange juice, etc. If you take corrosive drugs or liquids by mistake, you can give your child milk, soya-bean milk, etc. to reduce the corrosion to the digestive tract.
Step 4 Bring the bottle
When you go to the hospital, you should bring the wrong medicine or medicine bottle to help the doctor understand the situation.
Common Mistakes about Misuse of Drugs or Poisons
Inducing vomiting
Vomiting is very dangerous, don’t deliberately let children vomit. Strong acid or alkali may burn throat, vomiting will only increase this kind of damage.
How to prevent children from eating by mistake?
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Don’t cheat the child into saying it is sugar when feeding the child medicine. Younger children may believe it and steal the medicine.
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Please check the label on the medicine box repeatedly to ensure that you are feeding your child the right medicine and the right dose.
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Don’t take medicine in front of children, especially young children, who may imitate adults.
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Put all poisons and drugs in high cabinets that children cannot reach or lock them up.
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Regularly clean up expired drugs.
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Do not use the original container for food to contain drugs and poisons.