Laundry Detergent Packets: Is the Convenience Worth the Risk?

Laundry Detergent Packets: Is the Convenience Worth the Risk?

Since laundry detergent packets hit U.S. shelves in 2012, parents have been grabbing them for their convenience. Kids have been grabbing them because they are natural explorers and will put anything in their mouths. Unfortunately this can lead to some pretty serious...
Keep Children Safe from Medication Poisoning in Your Home

Keep Children Safe from Medication Poisoning in Your Home

National  Poison  Prevention  Week,  March  16-­‐22,  2014 Medical  advances  have  allowed  researchers  to  develop  a  wide  variety  of  medications  designed  to  help  keep  us  healthy.  All  medications,  however,  can  be  harmful  if  not  taken  as...
Powering Childhood Injury: Button Battery Burns

Powering Childhood Injury: Button Battery Burns

“I didn’t know he had swallowed something.” “I don’t know where she even got it!” If you’re a parent or take care of children, this is a feeling you probably already know. No matter how prepared we feel, it seems that children are experts at getting to the little...
Scalds: A Burning Issue

Scalds: A Burning Issue

For an adult, spilling coffee or opening a bag of microwave popcorn might result in a minor scald (a burn caused by “wet heat” like steam or hot liquids). The area might be red and tender for a few days, but usually those types of burns take care of themselves. What...