Early Childhood Safety, Injury

Restraints, Unattended child in parked car, Pedestrian traffic injuries, Physical barriers, Car trunk, Unlocked car, hyperthermia

can cause brain damage
that may result in long-term disabilities including
memory problems, learning disabilities, and permanent loss of basic fxning

Empty all buckets, pails, and bathtub completely after each use, Keep young children out of the bathroom, Never leave a child alone in a bathtub or in the care of another child, Enclose and secure pools and pool ladders, CPR

Scalds, Burns, Flames, Electrical, Sun

set no hotter than 120 degrees

Playground, Stairs, Cribs, High chair, infant seat, grocery cart

Toys, Clothes, Bedding, Powder, Other small objects, 639-640 home care

Incidence, Storage, Home, Poison control:1-800-222-1222, Ipecac

1. Assess the child 2. Terminate exposure 3. Identification 4. Removal
a. vomiting (ipecac)
b. gastric lavage
c. activated charcoal
d. cathartics
e. antidotes

take vs, reevaluate regularly, initiate cardiorespriatory support if needed, treat other symptom, such as seizures

empty mouth of materials, flush eyes continuously w/ ns for 15-20 min, flush skin wash w/ soap & a soft cloth; remove contaminated clothes, esp if a pesticide, acid, alkali, or hydrocarbon is involved, bring victim of an an inhalation positioning into fresh air, give one sip of water to dilute ingested poison

question the victim and witness, look for environmental clues (empty container, nearby spill, odor on breath) & save all evidence of poison (container, vomitis, urine), be alert to s&s of potential poisoning in absence of otha evidence, incl symp of ocular or dermal exposure

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Caustic substances, strong acids
or alkalis that cause chemical
burns of mucosa surface

oven cleaners, toilet cleaners,
drain cleaners, electric
dishwasher detergent, detergents, batteries, bleach

mineral seed oil, vaseline, pesticides, gas, kerosene, turpentine, paint thinner, paint
remover

severe fatal, chemical
pneumonitis

Respiratory system, Hyperventilation, Hyperpyrexia, Respiratory alkalosis and,metabolic acidosis, Nausea, Disorientation, Vomiting, Dehydration, Diaphoresis, Hyperpnea, Hyperpyrexia, Oliguria, Tinnitus, Coma, Seizures

Hepatic damage, Liver produces glutathionine which
combines with metabolite to negate toxic effect, Antidote Nacetylcysteine

Lead poisoning, Environmental and child factors, Pathology, Low dose and high
dose exposure, Chelation therapy, Calcium disodium
edetate, dimercaprol
– succimer