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Washington, D.C.– Today Safe Kids Worldwide released a new research report that found kids are getting into medicine at an alarming rate. Every minute of every day, a poison control center receives a call about a potential medicine poisoning for a child age five and under. And 67,000 times each year, or every eight minutes, a young child goes to the emergency room for medicine poisoning. This is a 30 percent increase over the past ten years.
Safe Kids is committed to keeping you informed about recalls of products that can put kids at risk. This recall report includes information about collapsing strollers that pose fall hazards, tricycles containing lead paint and multiple inclined sleepers recalled to prevent infant suffocation hazards. The Safe Kids’ recall center is a unique place where parents and caregivers can go to stay up-to-date on recalls of all child-related products.
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New Research Report by Safe Kids Worldwide Reveals Surprising Ways Kids are Getting into Medicine And What Parents Can Do to Protect Them
Washington, D.C. – Every day, kids surprise their families by getting into medicine. There are more than 47,000 children under age 6 seen in emergency rooms every year for medicine poisoning - that’s 5 children every hour.
Safe Kids is committed to keeping you informed about recalls of products that can put kids at risk. This report includes a science kit with magnets which have excessive lead content and candle holders which can catch on fire if it comes in contact with a flame. The Safe Kids’ recall center is a unique place where parents and caregivers can go to stay up to date on recalls of all child-related products.
How to Store Household Products Safely
- Put household cleaning products up and away, out of children’s reach and sight. Make sure to put cleanings supplies and any poisons away after every use.
- Keep all household cleaning product
New Research Reveals How Kids Get into Medicine and How to Help Protect Them
Washington, D.C. – Ask parents if they know it is important to store medicine out of children’s reach and sight after every use and 9 out of 10 will agree. But accidental medicine poisoning sends a child under 6 to the emergency room every nine minutes, and every 12 days, a child dies.
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