While I'm on my medical soapbox, I'll add one more somewhat rare but very tragic thing to be aware of. If you EVER have small children in you home, do you have lamp oil? Both of the recent children sickened by this found it at grandma's house. Any hydrocarbon such as WD40, sewing machine oil, or even gasoline can be involved, but we have only seen lamp oil. It is used for tiki torches, the old fashioned hurricane lamps, or even found in antique decorative glass balls. Lamp oil is more attractive to toddlers because it is often colored, therefore it looks like koolaid.
I can't begin to tell you how critically ill these children get. 30 years ago we would not have been able to save them. We say the hydrocarbons eat lung tissue. Children don't even have to swallow it to have severe lung damage, just get it in their mouth.
Well not pleasant things to think about, but on my mind since I admitted a child with this over the weekend.
Now go enjoy the beautiful day, just lock up the lamp oil.
Shalom
Carol
2 comments:
sobering information. i remember giving my mom a book with tips about childproofing when my kids were little. i think i've lost some of that awareness now that my kids are older.
Thanks for being you Carol and helping us with these great insights.
I love reading your blog!
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