http://medicationsafe.com Professional Advice - Keeping Your Child Safe Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:20:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We received information from the American Association of Poison Control Centers in their Summer 2010 newsletter, Poison Line that the CDC is very concerned about unintentional ingestion of medications in children.   From the newsletter: "In the fall of 2008, the CDC began the PROTECT initiative, an initiative aimed at addressing the issue ... http://medicationsafe.com/2010/07/09/the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-cdc-is-concerned-about-protecting-children-from-medication-errors/ A recent report that accompanied the June 4th issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2009, found that 1 in 5 teens has taken a prescription medication without a doctor's order. Abuse of a prescription drug was most common among white students (23 percent), followed ... http://medicationsafe.com/2010/06/22/one-in-five-high-school-students-has-taken-a-prescription-drug-without-a-doctors-order/ Wow, in the span of just a few weeks, we've come across another product that is used to lock away medications. This product is also called MedSafe and can be found here: www.helpsaveourkids.com. The company's product information describes the product as: MedSafe is made of impact resistant polymer with a state of the art digital ... http://medicationsafe.com/2010/05/24/medsafe-the-electronic-lock-box-to-secure-your-medications/ We were recently contacted by Axius Healthcare Security Solutions (www.axiushealth.com) about their product called the Med-Safe. It is described as a lightweight steel safe, which is portable and integrates state of the art fingerprint access technology. It appears to have several nice features. If anyone has used the product and ... http://medicationsafe.com/2010/04/30/med-safe-the-portable-drug-safety-solution/ National Poison Prevention week is March 14-20, 2010. More than 2 million poisonings are reported each year to the 61 Poison Control Centers across the country. The majority of poisonings occur in the home and involve children younger than 6 years old. National Poison Prevention Week was established by Congress in 1961 and ... http://medicationsafe.com/2010/03/04/national-poison-prevention-week-is-march-14-20-2010/ We've recently come across two very useful websites with great information for childproofing and poison proofing your home. We've provided links to their websites. Safe Kids USA for childproofing tips: http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-spotlight/childproofing-your-home/ Dr. Sandy for poison proofing tips: http://sandyzabanehblog.com/?p=382 Please email us if you come across any other useful websites. As always we appreciate your help, Dr. Ben http://medicationsafe.com/2010/02/28/safe-kids-usa-and-dr-sandy/ Medication safety is something we constantly think about at medicationsafe.com. Dr. Ben has been at the poison control center for 10 years and deals with poisonings in children, teenagers and adults daily. Finally, there is a product that can be used to lock up medications securely. It's called the Rx Locker. We first came across the product ... http://medicationsafe.com/2010/01/08/rx-locker-medication-locked-safety/ Every year during the holidays, Poison Control Centers nationwide field numerous calls concerning ingestion of poinsettias and mistletoe. They just aren't the killers that everyone thinks they are. The American Association of Poison Control Centers urges people to "Treat Poinsettias and Mistletoe with Respect Rather Than Fear This Holiday Season". Poinsettias and mistletoe, while ... http://medicationsafe.com/2009/12/20/poinsettias-and-mistletoe-not-the-killers-that-everyone-thinks-they-are/ The holidays are fast approaching and we encourage people to take a minute to think about preventing poisoning in their children. The holidays are a joyous time when family and friends gather together. It is also a time of year with an increased occurence of poisonings in children. While busily preparing for ... http://medicationsafe.com/2009/12/08/take-extra-care-during-the-holidays-to-prevent-children-from-being-poisoned/ Data analyzed from calls taken by the New York City Poison Control Center, provide yet more evidence that special attention needs to be taken to prevent poisonings. Medications, as the leading cause of childhood poisoning, are particularly concerning. From the article: In fact, poisoning is the third leading cause of hospitalizations for ... http://medicationsafe.com/2009/10/24/most-unintentional-childhood-poisonings-occur-at-home/