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Elizabeth Bryan: My Family Survived Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Bryan, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings.
How to Treat Food Poisoning in Children
Food poisoning, also known as food-borne illness, can strike children and adults alike. Symptoms of food poisoning, such as vomiting and diarrhea, typically start around eight hours after contaminated food is consumed, although some types of food poisoning, such as salmonella, can have an incubation period of up to three days. Food poisoning typically resolves after 48 hours. When treating your child’s bout of food poisoning, preventing dehydration is the most important task.
Teen Alcohol Poisoning
Many teens approach alcohol consumption with the same feelings of invincibility with which they move through life. A night of drinking with friends may start out as fun, but it can easily end in disaster. Although teens often fail to realize it, alcohol poisoning can result from this overindulgence and lead to serious injury or even death.
How to Treat Sun Poisoning in Children
When you venture out into the sun with your child, you certainly don’t expect problems. If your child experiences overexposure, however, it just might. Sun poisoning is a potentially serious medical condition that results from overexposure to the sun. This ailment is particularly common during the hot summer months when the sun’s rays are at their most intrusive. This condition, which commonly accompanies severe sunburn, requires specialized treatment.
Food Poisoning Symptoms in Children
Food poisoning can happen to anyone unfortunate enough to eat something contaminated with a certain type of bacteria or virus. Younger children are more at risk for food poisoning since their immune systems haven’t fully developed yet, according to the Mayo Clinic. If you suspect your child has food poisoning, you may need to contact the health department of your city or state, especially if you suspect he got it from a food he ate at a restaurant.