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Hair chalks are a fun, temporary way that anyone can use to alter their hair color. Hair chalks are made of substances like bentonite, calcium carbonate, and mica with added pigment. They are considered minimally toxic and not expected to result in serious injury except in the case of allergic reactions in people who are sensitive to the dye.
Danger if swallowed! Recognize the 20 mm lithium coin cell, a button battery. Clue: imprint CR (or DL) 2032, 2025, 2016. A lithium coin cell lodged in your child’s esophagus can burn a hole in just 2 hours. Prevention is the best cure.
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Lamp oil can provide warm, glowing light. If swallowed, however, lamp oil can cause serious injury that might not be apparent right away.
In 2023, the 55 US poison control centers (Poison Control) provided telephone guidance for nearly 2.1 million human poison exposures. That's about 6.2 poison exposures/1,000 population, 32.1 poison exposures in children younger than 6 years/1,000 children, and 1 poison exposure reported to US poison control centers every 15 seconds.
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