Serious and even fatal domestic accidents related to the ingestion of small objects have been reported in recent years and have been the subject of previous alerts from health authorities. Many toys or electronic game remote controls that your child will receive at Christmas are likely to contain small batteries (called button cells). For children, the temptation can be great to put them in their mouths, but the ingestion of these button batteries represents a serious danger for the youngest, even in the absence of airway obstruction. Indeed, a swallowed battery can lead to the formation of potentially fatal lesions within a few hours due to the release of toxic substances into the esophagus.
Recommendations to avoid accidents
- Never leave spare button batteries within the reach of children.
- Make sure toys and other products that use button batteries, such as small electronics, have lockable, secure battery compartments (with a screw).
- Beware of hidden batteries like in musical greeting cards for example.
- Supervise your child when playing and make sure toddlers do not borrow toys from their elders
- Pay attention to certain attractive objects for children that are not toys: gadgets, anti-stress objects
- In the event of ingestion, even suspected, of a button battery, contact 15 or a poison control centre, explicitly indicating to your interlocutor that there is a risk of ingestion of a button battery, because there is has an emergency.
Recommendations to avoid allergies with slime
Similarly, several cases of skin irritation and allergies, sometimes severe, linked to the preparation and handling of slime have been reported by poison control centres. Slime paste is marketed in ready-to-use form, in boxes of ingredients to mix, or can be prepared at home using tutorials. However, this “homemade” preparation of slime is based on a diversion of use of eye wash solutions or contact lenses as well as detergents or detergent products. Products that contain substances that may be toxic to health.
Handling these products repeatedly and for a long time can cause severe contact dermatitis,tints of the skin and nails, burns, redness, eczema, itching.
- Prefer ready-to-use forms or boxes marketed as toys that avoid the misuse of chemicals.
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