Unintentional Poisoning from Overdose

Most people believe that poisoning is usually a childhood issue by naively consuming quantities of lethal or semi-lethal substances, adults are also just as susceptible. Recently there has been a large increase in the amount of unintential poisoning deaths. In the last 10 years, there has been a 107% increase in the number of deaths by poisioning in adults.

Watch out for these substances/causes:

Household chemicals

• Misuse/abuse of medications
• Dangers of inhalants
• Children and poisons

Medicines

• Pesticides
• Children and poisons
• Illegal pesticides

Environmental

• Lead poisoning
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Dangerous plants

For a more in-depth look at poisoning and the prevention methods, register for a CPR/First Aid class with Caskey CPR.