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Children often play soap bubbles? Watch out for poisoning!
Soap is a substance used to clean the body, household appliances or things that are soiled. Soap comes in a solid or liquid form and usually has a pleasant smell, and will create a lot of bubbles when washed with water by hand or a sponge. Most children love soap bubble games. However, did you know that soap and soap bubbles can poison your child?
The harmful effects of soap bubbles
Some toys create unknown soap bubbles or those created from toxic soaps that contain chemicals such as parabens, phosphates, sodium lauryl sulfate, and chlorine. They are all toxic chemicals. These chemicals can cause diarrhea, vomiting and sore throat every time your baby eats, drinks or inhales. Be careful with your kids when they play with soap bubbles.
Symptoms and treatment for poisoning with soap and soap bubbles
Soap and soap bubbles can cause immeasurable harm to your child's health. So pay attention to the following symptoms and treatments to protect your baby:
Avoid soap and bubbles that come in contact with your baby's eyes, as these chemicals can heat the eyes and cause vision loss or even blindness;
When the smell is too strong or has a high alcohol content, these soaps can make it hard for your child to breathe and swell his throat. This is the most serious of all life-threatening threats. Open the window to let the smell escape;
Soap lumps of different shapes and colors catch the eye of children and can make them curious to taste them. Keep the soap lumps out of the reach of children and keep the bottles tightly closed. These can prevent the child from swallowing. Children may experience a warmth of their esophagus when swallowing and will begin to vomit repeatedly. In some severe cases, blood vomiting and abdominal pain may also occur. Your child may also have an upset stomach, which will depend on the type of soap they eat.
Check your child's blood pressure, body temperature, breathing rate and heart rate for severe soap poisoning. The condition can be reduced immediately but can also lead to unconsciousness;
Direct treatments for soap poisoning include oxygen inhalation, pain relievers, breathing in breathing tubes, and special medical treatments such as bronchoscopy or endoscopy;
Not only can these harmful chemicals be found in bath soaps, but also other cleaning products like detergents.
So what should we do to prevent soap poisoning and soap bubbles?
Buy soaps and eco-friendly cleaning products. Soaps that contain strong odors can damage the airways. Also, do not put cleaning products and food together in a bag and store soap and cleaning products in separate drawers or cabinets.
In addition, you should keep soaps of other types of detergents, especially liquid cleaning products, in a place with a safety lock, out of the reach of children. Children are very easily attracted to things with unique shapes, flavors and colors. Therefore, babies can swallow eye-catching soaps. You should also pay special attention to this.
Sparkling soap bubbles are so appealing to your kids that sometimes adults get excited too. However, soap and soap bubbles can cause poisoning. So be careful when using soap in a house with children and bring your baby to the doctor immediately if you have any of the poisoning symptoms listed above.
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