WillBrink
03-21-16, 08:57
Compare this to the number of kids sent to ER or killed by accidental gun related deaths, and one can only conclude all drugs need to be banned. "If it saves just one life" and all that...Sadly, people leave their meds and other easy to ingest stuff within easy reach of small children all the time, but do doctors ask people if they keep their meds, vitamins, etc locked up? Would seem far more children might not end up in the ER getting their stomach pumped or worse if they did. By the most anti gun stat I could find:
"By the end of 2015, about 265 children under 18 picked up a firearm and shot someone by accident, and 83 of those shootings were fatal, according to research compiled by the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety. Some 41 of those deaths involved the shooters themselves, and most of the shootings involved toddlers or teens who were playing recklessly with the guns."
83! That's even lower than I expected and that's the worst estimate I could find via Everytown for Gun Safety web site. Is one avoidable death one too many? Absolutely, but the responsibility falls with those who leave guns, meds, etc within easy reach of small children...
59,000 kids end up in ER each year for this one reason
Parents and grandparents should think twice about where they stash medications. A new report shows how dangerous it is when children get ahold of them.
The Safe Kids Worldwide report reveals 59,000 children in the U.S. each year end up in the emergency room after accidental poisonings that involve taking medicine.
"The danger is if it is within reach and within their access and it's in something they can open. Trust me, child resistant is not childproof," Kate Carr, president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, told CBS News.
Kids under age 3 make up the majority of ER visits for medicine poisoning after ingesting drugs such as pain relievers, vitamins, even diaper cream.
In 48 percent of cases, kids got into their grandparents' medicines.
Top tips for storing medicines:
-Keep medicine in a cabinet high up and away from children.
-Use the dosing device that comes with medications. Pouring medicine into a kitchen spoon can lead to accidental overdoses.
-Keep the Poison Helpline in your cellphone for emergencies: 1-800-222-1222
With Americans now filling four billion prescriptions a year, parents need to be more vigilant than ever, experts say.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/accidental-medicine-poisonings-send-59000-kids-to-er/
"By the end of 2015, about 265 children under 18 picked up a firearm and shot someone by accident, and 83 of those shootings were fatal, according to research compiled by the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety. Some 41 of those deaths involved the shooters themselves, and most of the shootings involved toddlers or teens who were playing recklessly with the guns."
83! That's even lower than I expected and that's the worst estimate I could find via Everytown for Gun Safety web site. Is one avoidable death one too many? Absolutely, but the responsibility falls with those who leave guns, meds, etc within easy reach of small children...
59,000 kids end up in ER each year for this one reason
Parents and grandparents should think twice about where they stash medications. A new report shows how dangerous it is when children get ahold of them.
The Safe Kids Worldwide report reveals 59,000 children in the U.S. each year end up in the emergency room after accidental poisonings that involve taking medicine.
"The danger is if it is within reach and within their access and it's in something they can open. Trust me, child resistant is not childproof," Kate Carr, president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, told CBS News.
Kids under age 3 make up the majority of ER visits for medicine poisoning after ingesting drugs such as pain relievers, vitamins, even diaper cream.
In 48 percent of cases, kids got into their grandparents' medicines.
Top tips for storing medicines:
-Keep medicine in a cabinet high up and away from children.
-Use the dosing device that comes with medications. Pouring medicine into a kitchen spoon can lead to accidental overdoses.
-Keep the Poison Helpline in your cellphone for emergencies: 1-800-222-1222
With Americans now filling four billion prescriptions a year, parents need to be more vigilant than ever, experts say.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/accidental-medicine-poisonings-send-59000-kids-to-er/