Poisoning is illness caused by eating, drinking, touching, or inhaling a harmful substance. The damaging effects on a child's health will vary depending on the type of poison, the amount of exposure, the duration of exposure before treatment, and the height and weight of the child. These effects may range from mild to very severe or even fatal.
ExitCare ImageMost poisonings take place in the home and involve common household products. Poisoning is more common in children than adults and is often accidental.
WHAT THINGS MAY BE POISONOUS?
A poison can be any substance that causes illness or harm to the body. Poisoning is often caused by products that are commonly found in homes. Many substances can become poisonous if used in ways or amounts that are not appropriate. Some common products that
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Do not put items that contain lamp oil (decorative lamps or candles) where children can reach them.
Install a carbon monoxide detector in your home.
Learn about which plants may be poisonous. Avoid having these plants in your house or yard. Teach children to avoid putting any parts of plants (leaves, flowers, berries) in their mouth.
Keep all alcohol-containing beverages out of reach of children.
WHEN SHOULD YOU SEEK HELP?
Contact the poison control center if you suspect that your child has been exposed to poison. Call 1-800-222-1222 (in the U.S.) to reach a poison center for your area. If you are outside the U.S., ask your caregiver what the phone number is for your local poison control center. Keep the phone number posted near your phone. Make sure everyone in your household knows where to find the number.
Contact your local emergency services (911 in U.S.) if your child has been exposed to poison and:
Has trouble breathing or stops breathing.
Has trouble staying awake or becomes unconscious.
Has a seizure.
Has severe vomiting or bleeding.
Develops chest pain.
Has a worsening
Opps… But now I’ll tell you how to stay safe, protected, and healthy. Firth take a big breath of air and hold! Hold… You still holding, can’t breath? Silly human that's not how you stay healthy, safe, and protected at all but it was fun to see you try. For real now I’ll tell you. A few ways to stay safe in your home is to install a battery-operated CO detector in your home. Check and replace the battery when you change the time on your clocks each spring and fall. Another way is too when you buy gas equipment, buy only equipment carrying the seal of a national testing agency, such as Underwriters’ Laboratories seal. One last tip is to make sure gas appliances are vented correctly and never ever use a generator inside your home unless it is seated less than 20 feet from any window, door, or vent.
Another symptom is the defective respiratory system, which is the most devastating symptom. When a person experiences respiratory failure, it can lead into a coma or becoming paralyzed. After paralysis or a coma, death can occur. If overdosed, Atropine can cause very serious consequences but fatalities from Atropine poisoning are very rare but can occur in adults and children. Atropine is the safest alkaloid of all the potential alkaloids.
Throughout our lives, we carry and value our own beliefs. As we face different challenges, we may be persuaded into making certain choices. However, no matter how convincing a person may be, in the end we always have the last word. Nobody likes being told what to do but we do like to hear other opinions for a different perspective. The proper way of using rhetoric is through a confident tone that is knowledgeable of their topic. The speaker should have integrity and be selfless in the sense that they are understanding towards their audience.
Salmonella is one of the most common causes of food poisoning. It is a gram-negative, aerobic (oxygen requiring), rod-shaped bacterium that can infect humans, birds, reptiles, and other animals. It results in the swelling of the lining of the stomach and intestines. Salmonella food poisoning occurs worldwide, however it is most frequently reported in North America and Europe. In the United States, Salmonella is responsible for about 15% of all cases of food poisoning (Salmonella food poisoning).
As stated earlier, forensic toxicology is the examination of toxic substances in human tissues, organs, and body fluids that may have contributed or caused death to an individual (Tilstone, Savage, Clark, 2006). When referring to toxicology, the important terms to focus on are “poisons” and “poisoning”. Poison can be defined as a substance which, when introduced into or applied to the body, is capable of injuring health or destroying life (Robertson, 1929). A simpler definition of poison would be that it is the malicious intent on giving a drug or substance to an individual.
Ever since the fall, mankind has had a voracious desire for power and influence. People witness this desire within the walls of the Capitol Building when the media exposes backroom deals. It also springs up whenever a politician uses a podium to persuade people that he makes the world work. Politicians possibly rely on persuasion because they crave the power. However, persuasion is a manipulative, unBiblical tactic of forcing others to accept a point of view by all means necessary.
Not only is poison used physically as a weapon, it is also strongly metaphorical. Shakespeare drives the themes of poison and disease using vibrant images of rot and decay. It was through poison that King Hamlet was murdered and Denmark was plagued with an evil leader, and it was through poison that the evil leader was defeated and Denmark was cured with a noble leader. Poison strangely becomes the antidote to its own sickly effects. Shakespeares Hamlet is a fine example of how a selfish act can metaphorically poison those around you and spread like a disease through your life, affecting all those around you.
An example is the Aspartame found in diet soda. Focusing on diet soda, it is shown that it is linked to even more diseases and causes more side effects than regular soda. Furthermore, “Numerous studies over the past several years have reported links between diet soda and weight gain, diabetes, heart problems, and other health issues. Most recently, headlines sounded alarms about a higher chance of dementia and stroke among diet soda drinkers” (Is Drinking…). The aspartame that is used in the diet soda is the main culprit for diet sodas effects. In fact, “Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious, including seizures and death” (Aspartame…). Aspartame is a man-made chemical that is made up of aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol. With, aspartic acid making up 40%, phenylalanine making up 50%, and methanol making up 10%. Taking in consideration the phenylalanine in diet soda,” Excessive levels of phenylalanine in the brain can cause the levels of serotonin in the brain to decrease, leading to emotional disorders such as depression” (Aspartame…). With the methanol, that is found in aspartame, it “…breaks down into formaldehyde in the body. Formaldehyde is a deadly neurotoxin… With a recommended limit of consumption of 7.8 mg/day. A one-liter (approx. 1 quart) aspartame-sweetened beverage contains about 56 mg of methanol. Heavy users of aspartame-containing products consume as much as 250 mg of methanol daily or 32 times the EPA limit” (Aspartame…). The effects of methanol are caused by the formaldehyde. “Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, causes retinal damage, interferes with DNA replication and causes birth defects” (Aspartame…). Overall it is shown that the aspartame that is found in diet soda is linked to a number of diseases
All things considered, the fear of poisoning became more widespread throughout the Victorian era as the conversation and accusation in the press became more prevalent. Poisoning was understood as a cruel way of murder, coupled with female stigmatization, death by means of poison became central in challenging the Victorian way of life. Without proper regulation, these acts would continue, educing further anxiety as Victorian society did not know how to properly address the seemingly growing cases of poisoning. Due of these reasons as mentioned above, desperate cries for legal attention began to concern itself with poison.
Thou has filled my veins with poison! Thou has made me as hateful, as ugly, as loathsome and deadly creature as thyself(Hawthorne PP. 198 ) Beatrice had no idea she was poisonous to everyone, in her innocent mind she had no idea of the terrible thing her own father had done to her—She drinks the cure and falls to he
There is a worm living inside a child, slowly draining away that child's life. Slowly, draining that child to the point of no return. Intestinal worms are just one of the many disease-causing pathogens found in contaminated water. Intestinal worms suck away their host’s nutrients resulting in the malnourishment, which stunts a child's growth. With water.org, slowly but surely intestinal worms infecting people through contaminated water will impossible.
Symptoms of lead poisoning include loss of appetite, weakness, anemia, vomiting, and convulsions, sometimes leading to permanent brain damage or death. Children who ingest chips of old, lead-containing paint or are exposed to dust from the deterioration of such paint may exhibit symptoms. Levels of environmental lead considered nontoxic may also be involved in increased hypertension in a significant number of persons, according to studies released in the mid-1980s. As a result, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in recent years have been revising downward the levels of environmental lead that it would consider safe.
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Food poisoning is a condition that results from eating contaminated food. It is also referred to as food-borne illness. These may attack people from any age group and lasts from few hours to several days. Food poisoning in severe case may cause chronic and fatal disease like arthritis and can attack lungs and kidneys.
Although many things in life are helpful, they can become harmful when overused. This is true for anything, whether it?s food, drinks (including water), drugs, or even medicine. For example, medicine is only beneficial to your body in limited amounts, and once that limit is reached, anything above it becomes damaging. When consuming food, medicine, etc., make sure you know how much is useful and how much is harmful. Use everything in moderation.