Poison Control
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Warning issued after Vancouver child eats part of poisonous death cap mushroomPotentially deadly death cap mushrooms have cropped up early in B.C. Health officials are warning people to keep an eye out for them, particularly in areas where kids may play.EnvironmentJul 14, 2023
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Dangerous exposure to pool chemicals leads to jump in IWK Poison Centre callsA surge in pool and hot tub sales and inexperienced owners is suspected to be a contributing factor in a surge in poison centre calls.CanadaJun 26, 2020
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Accidental ingesting of hand sanitizer on the rise in B.C. since coronavirus pandemicHand sanitizers have a high alcohol content and the BCCDC says it can cause alcohol poisoning if consumed in large amounts.HealthMay 26, 2020
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Accidental poisonings from cleaning supplies on the rise during COVID-19 outbreakThe most common reports to Health Canada involve bleach, which made up 38 per cent of calls to poison centres in March.LifestyleMay 5, 2020
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Coronavirus: Cleaning product, disinfectant related poison control reports increasingWith more people trying to disinfect and clean their homes, there have been more people putting themselves in danger by not using products correctly.HealthMay 1, 2020
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Beauty products send a child to hospital every two hours, U.S. study findsKids are often getting into and ingesting their parents' colognes, lotions, nail polish and hair products, according to a new U.S. study.HealthJun 18, 2019
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Quebec mother urges parents to keep medication hidden after toddler overdoses on TylenolOn Sunday morning, the mother says, her son got his hands on a jar of the extra-strength adult medication. She believes he took at least 25 pills.HealthMar 28, 2019
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