While most of the exposures were safe to manage without further medical assessment, every situation should be checked with the National Poisons Centre

Posted 3 years ago Less than a minute to read

We have just updated our 'Unintentional hazardous substances exposures in children (0–14 years)' indicator, based on the calls to the National Poisons Centre between 2017–19 Here are the key findings:

Approximately 93% of the exposures occurred in the home environment. The top three hazardous substances reported were: dishwashing liquid (645 exposures), toilet bowl discs (637) and essential oils (570).
While 87% of the exposures were safe to manage without further medical assessment, every situation should be checked with the NPC to determine the safest course of action.

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