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Purpose: Comment the Discussion (Class 505 Unit 8 Comment 2

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Answer this discussion with opinions/ideas creatively and clearly. Supports post using several outside, peer-reviewed sources.

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Poisoning Prevention

Audience

 

           Adults who have any interaction with young children.

Objective

 Prevent injury to cells by inhalation, ingestion, or absorption, by providing succinct poisoning prevention education for children 1-4 years of age.

Statistics

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children 0 to 19 years of age in the United States, resulting in more than 12,000 deaths and 9.2 million nonfatal injuries per year.  Poisoning occurs at the highest rates between children 1 to 4 years of age.  Every day, two children die from poisoning, (CDC, 2015).

Goal

Protect children who often cannot protect themselves by providing tips to poison-proof the home or children’s environment, thereby decreasing the rate of morbidity and mortality related to poisoning in children.

Risk factors

Susceptibility of young children to ingestion of poison: they’re curious, put anything in their mouths, and do not know the consequences.  Adolescents tend to be aware of the consequences but are more susceptible to risk taking behaviors.  Children 1-4 are smaller in size, so they can reach toxicity levels easily because of their body weight (WHO, 2008).

Intervention

Place key prevention tips on a colorful magnet and distribute to parents and caregivers:

Lock them up

Out of sight

Original packaging
Know and call the poison control number, 1-800-222-1222 if you suspect poisoning, but

call 911 if child becomes unresponsive

Away from reach
Follow label directions carefully
Safely dispose of unused, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs and over the counter drugs, vitamins, and supplements (CDC, 2017).

 

Evidence

The CDC posted key prevention tips based on epidemiological data (CDC, 2017).  The WHO posted a fact sheet with stats and epidemiologic differences worldwide, and listed proven prevention strategies as well as ineffective ones (WHO, 2008).  A study by Lovegrove, Weidle, and Budnitz (2015) noted that reinvigorated efforts by the prevention initiative: PROTECT, (PRevention of Overdoses and Treatment Errors in Children Taskforce) coincided with a decline in ED visits for unsupervised poison exposure.  Their approach promotes safer packaging and flow-restricting dosing devices through legislation and enforcement of child-resistant packaging. 

Evaluation

            Utilize surveillance data to compare baseline statistics to post intervention data to assess whether the outcome of decreased morbidity and mortality related to poisoning was achieved.  Consider barriers to implementation, and whether the magnet intervention reduced injury risk for this population.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2015). Childhood injury report.

Retrieved from

https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/child_injury_data.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. (2017). Poisoning prevention. 

Retrieved from

https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/poisoning/index.html

Lovegrove, M. C., Weidle, N. J., & Budnitz, D. S. (2015). Trends in emergency

department visits for unsupervised pediatric medication exposures, 2004-2013.

Pediatrics, 136(4), 821-829.

World Health Organization [WHO]. (2008). Children and poisoning. Retrieved from

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/child/injury/world_report/Poisoning_english