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Show INSECTICIDES CAN BE DEADLY! The recent death of a small Richfield boy as a result of ingesting in-gesting an insecticide, along with three other potential poisonings poi-sonings from insecticides during dur-ing the past month, according to Alan Done, M.D., Director of the Poison Control Center, Salt Lake County General Hospital Hos-pital points up the necessity of exercising extreme care in handling insecticides. Numerous potential poisonings poison-ings from the ingestion of in secticides containing such lethal le-thal poisons as arsenic, strychnine, strych-nine, lindane and others, have occurred in Utah in the past few years, especially among children from 1 to 3 years of age, Dr. Stone said. An important step in the prevention of such poisonings or potential poisonings would be to choose insecticides that do not contain ingredients lethal le-thal to human beings, yet are equally as effective in destroying destroy-ing flies, mosquitoes, garden worms and other household and farm pests. Where insecticides with toxic contents are used, constant surveillance of the chemical product and the equipment used is vital in protecting pro-tecting children from this hazard. haz-ard. Proper handling and storage stor-age immediately after use in a tight cupboard locked with a key will help remove this source of danger from the curious cur-ious youngster. Remembsr! That insecticides can be deadly if swallowed by a child. Waste no time. Rush him to the nearest physician or hospital. Keep him warm and give artificial respiration if necessary. Do not waste time collecting the poison container, but if it is readily available, take it along to help identify the poison. If accidental insecticide ingestion in-gestion should occur and circumstances cir-cumstances or distances prohibit you from reaching a physician or hospital, take these steps at once: 1. Dilutue the poison by making the child plenty of water. wa-ter. Don't fool around with time-consuming antidotes, water wa-ter is just as effective. 2. Make him vomit UNLESS: he has burns around the mouth, indicating that he has swallowed a corrosive such as lye. Vomiting i n this case would, aggravate burns in the throat. t |
