Accidental Ingestion Follow-Up Guide

Understanding Accidental Ingestion

When your child eats anything that is not food!  💄  🧼  🔋

Common Types: Children, especially toddler age, are curious about objects that are not food!  

• Type 1: The most common substances are beauty and bath products (like makeup, soaps, lotions, etc) and cleaning products in children under 4 years of age. 
• Type 2: When to worry the most - if your child ingested a button battery or more than one magnet

How to Manage after Initial Ingestion

✅ Call the Poison Control Center @1-800-222-1222 - follow their treatment recommendations!

✅ Count any pills in bottles you are concerned they may have ingested and take pictures of all labels of any products they may have consumed. 

✅ Try to establish a timeline if possible for the amount of substance that may have been ingested 

When to Contact Poppins 

📱 Contact us again when:

• You have any questions! We will follow up with you in the guidelines laid out by poison control if you do not go to see a medical provider in person.

When to Go to the ER / call 911

🚨 Seek immediate emergency care if your child is: 

• Ingested a button battery or several magnets - ER
• Seems like they are drowsy or lethargic, are not breathing normally or the pupils of their eyes are pinpoint in size - 911

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