The dangers of container transfers
Transferring a chemical into a soft drink bottle is a recipe for disaster…or death.
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What are nicotine gummies?
Nicotine gummies are marketed to help adults quit smoking; however, a single gummy contains enough nicotine to poison a young child.
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Which is for your eyes? Your ears?
Mistakenly putting glue into your eyes or ears can cause pain and injury.
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No, you can’t drink rubbing alcohol
Rubbing alcohol is a widely available household product often used to disinfect wounds. It is most commonly 70% isopropyl alcohol. It can be toxic if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. It is flammable and should always be kept away from open flames.
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Pokeberries: A grape look-alike
Pokeberries are found in grape-like clusters on tall perennials with purple-red stems. Eating several berries can cause stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Adults have eaten the roots, mistaking them for medicinal plants. Serious symptoms have subsequently occurred, including bloody vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and low blood pressure.
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Is it a pill or candy? Dangerous look-alikes
Many medicines look like something good to eat or drink. Pay attention to what you put into your mouth!
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Eye injuries: What you need to know
If it doesn't belong in your eye, it will probably hurt if it gets into your eye—a lot. Irritation, injury, even blindness can result. People get things into their eyes by not reading labels, by using products the wrong way, or by not using protective equipment when it's needed. Rinsing your eyes right away is very important if you get something into them.
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Corn oil? Torch fuel? Apple juice? Don't make a fatal mistake.
Torch fuel can look like apple juice. Making that mistake has cost people their lives.
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Uh oh...that wasn't orange juice! Why container transfers are dangerous
Transferring products from their original containers to unlabeled beverage or other containers happens all too often. Think only children mistake the contents for juice or soda? Not so! Adults unintentionally drink these poisons too. Sometimes the result is only throat irritation or vomiting, but sometimes the consequences are serious.
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Beverage or medicine?
A powdered aspirin preparation looks like lemonade powder. Mixing up the two could cause problems for people who should not take aspirin, including people who are allergic to aspirin.
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