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MSC 07 4390
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Physical Location:
UNM Business Center - 1650 University NE
Suite 4200
(505) 272-4261
Phone: (505) 272-5892
Fax:
October 27, 2012 - American Association of Poison Control Centers
Poison centers receive many calls each year about children getting into laundry detergent. Swallowing it often causes mild stomach upset, if there are any symptoms at all, but poison center experts say the new highly concentrated laundry detergent packets seem to be different.
Some children who have gotten the product in their mouths have had excessive vomiting, wheezing and gasping. Some get very sleepy. Some have had breathing problems serious enough to need a ventilator to help them breathe. There have also been reports of corneal abrasions (scratches to the eyes) when the detergent gets into a child’s eyes.
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