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Accidental poisoning from medicines and cleaning and sanitizing products • Cluttered play areas create tripping hazards • Age - inappropriate toys can become choking hazards • Damaged toys can cause injury with sharp edges or exposed mechanisms • Old carpeting and dirty floors can harbor allergens, bacteria and disease • Exposed electrical cords, wires or cords on window treatments are a potential danger • Art supplies like glue, paint, scissors and staplers can cause injury in the wrong hands • Adult - sized furniture, sinks and cabinets can contribute to falls
Not exact matches
(Mortality data
from prior years suggests these rankings are relatively consistent, with the exception of skyrocketing
accidental poisonings due to the opioid epidemic.)
Not long after that round, the tennis star died
from accidental carbon monoxide
poisoning in a house in Southampton, N.Y. «He actually beat me on the back nine, so that was a very good day for him,» Parnevik said.
These youngsters also tend to have higher rates of
accidental injuries — injuries
from falls off furniture after excessive climbing, falling or jumping out of windows or off decks, unbuckling restraints and standing up in the car or stroller, even accidentally drinking
poison — resulting in more emergency room visits.
Burstein continues: «Every year, 500 people in the U.S. die
from accidental CO
poisoning.
Burning the drugs prevents the medications
from entering landfills, being disposed of by flushing the pills down the toilet, prevents illicit and illegal use as well as reduces the risk of
accidental poisoning of our children and elderly.
By removing these prescriptions
from the home, we can stop them
from falling into the wrong hands, which can lead to addiction, abuse,
accidental poisoning and even death.
Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas; from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially license
Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of
poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas;
from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an
accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially license
accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.
For this month's topic in our Keeping Cats Safe campaign we are moving away
from poisoning and touching on a cause of
accidental injury.
To learn more about common household toxins and ways to prevent
accidental poisonings, and also for a listing of toxic and non-toxic plants, and tips
from veterinary specialists, please visit www.apcc.aspca.org
Acute copper
poisoning is most often reported
from accidental overuse of copper salt, which is an ingredient in some parasitic deworming treatments.
Hemodialysis and related therapies (ie hemoperfusion) are also extremely effective in removing toxins,
poisons and drugs
from the body following
accidental exposure or overdose.
«
Accidental poisonings, especially
from NSAIDs are very common,» she says.
Reports of
accidental nicotine
poisonings have gone
from 269 in 2011 to 1,212 in 2013 according to the American Association of
Poison Control Centers.
Since lots of dogs unfortunately suffer
from arthritis and other painful conditions (not sure if your dog is one - here's some ways to help know if your dog is painful) and nobody likes to see their dog in pain,
accidental poisoning is one of the most common reasons people bring their pets in for an emergency veterinary visit or call animal
poison control each year.
Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas; from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially license
Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of
poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas;
from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an
accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially license
accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.
For the
accidental disability benefit, disabilities arising out of criminal acts, war, riots, rebellion, alcohol and drug abuse, participation in defense operations, participation in hazardous sports and activities, aviation, self - inflicted injury or as a result of inhalation of
poison, gas or fume would be excluded
from coverage.
These deaths are essentially deaths
from drug dependence or abuse, but they may involve an acute overdose of drugs similar to an
accidental poisoning (see the Quality and Methodology Information for further information on the coding of drug misuse deaths).
In part, this concern may be addressed by noting that the positive benefits for the trial were found using data
from general practitioner record (immunization, well - child visits) and hospital records (accidents / injuries and
accidental poisoning, child abuse and neglect).