Over a 15-year period, nearly 65,000 kids under 5 were treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries related to personal care products, including seven deaths, a new study reports.
MONDAY, June 17, 2019 -- Take a stroll down the beauty products aisle and you'll see rows of colorful packages, even some with pictures of fruit on them. It's easy to see how about a dozen kids a day end up in the emergency room due to exposure to these enticing chemical concoctions.
"Even though it seems to be a small number over 15 years, these data represent people, a child. It's rare, but when it happens to you, it's devastating," said study author Rebecca McAdams. She's a senior research associate at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
What kinds of products should you be concerned about? The researchers said personal care products are those that"cleanse, beautify, promote attractiveness or alter appearance." They include:"Kids this age are naturally inquisitive. They're naturally exploring by putting things in their mouths," McAdams said."These products are enticing, and kids can't read.
Still, Fine said, it's important to keep them out of little ones' hands. Even a small bottle of perfume can cause intoxication in a child, he pointed out, because the fragrance is mixed in 100%The new study looked at medical records from 2002 through 2016. The data came from about 100 U.S. hospitals, including eight children's hospitals. Researchers focused on children under age 5 who were treated in emergency departments for personal care product injuries.
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