PSA-The most dangerous drugs for children

Thsi is from mercola.com-a good website if you're into homeopathy or nutrition

•Heart Pills -- In children, they can cause dangerously low blood pressure and heart rate, and even lead to shock.
•Muscle Rubs -- Camphor is especially dangerous because ingesting it works so quickly; symptoms occur within 10-20 minutes, and often children can go into seizures without any warning.
•Prescription Pain Medications -- For an infant, even half a tablet of hydrocodone can be lethal.
•Aspirin and Oil of Wintergreen -- Oil of wintergreen is particularly hazardous because its pleasant smell tempts toddlers to ingest it, but one teaspoon of oil of wintergreen is the equivalent of nearly 90 baby aspirins -- a life-threatening dose for a toddler or child.
•Antidepressants -- After pain medications, antidepressants are the second highest cause of accidental death from poisoning in children younger than 6.
•Blood Pressure Patches, Eye Drops, and Nasal Sprays -- These medications, designed to be absorbed over time through your skin, can lead to serious consequences when ingested by a toddler. As little as 6 ml can lead to a coma.
•Diabetes Drugs -- As these medications are more commonly prescribed, the incidence of pediatric poisonings has also increased, with over 2,500 occurrences in the United States in 2001.

Re: PSA-The most dangerous drugs for children

scary stuff...kevin uses nasal spray, I have to make sure he always puts this stuff far away from the kids, locked in the medicine cabinet

thanks for posting