More from CafeMom: Dad Stabs Family Pit Bull as 1-Year-Old Girl Gets Mauled There has been a substantial number of cases of young children unknowingly harming themselves with detergent pods. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, there were more than 10,500 reports of exposure to kids 5 years old and younger in 2017. But now it seems like teens are inspired to taste these toxic pods intentionally. More from CafeMom: The ‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Challenge: What Parents Need to Know Dr. Alfred Aleguas Jr., managing director of the Florida Poison Information Center in Tampa, also spoke out about what “life-threatening” situations kids or teens could end up in if they were inspired to mimic this video. He warned that even if kids bite or spit out the pod, it can cause diarrhea and vomiting. He told USA Today that swallowing even a small amount of the product is highly worrisome because the liquid is incredibly concentrated, and in some cases, the detergent can end up in the lungs. “Ending up in the emergency room is no joke,” he said.
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More from CafeMom: Dad Stabs Family Pit Bull as 1-Year-Old Girl Gets Mauled There has been a substantial number of cases of young children unknowingly harming themselves with detergent pods. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, there were more than 10,500 reports of exposure to kids 5 years old and younger in 2017. But now it seems like teens are inspired to taste these toxic pods intentionally. More from CafeMom: The ‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Challenge: What Parents Need to Know Dr. Alfred Aleguas Jr., managing director of the Florida Poison Information Center in Tampa, also spoke out about what “life-threatening” situations kids or teens could end up in if they were inspired to mimic this video. He warned that even if kids bite or spit out the pod, it can cause diarrhea and vomiting. He told USA Today that swallowing even a small amount of the product is highly worrisome because the liquid is incredibly concentrated, and in some cases, the detergent can end up in the lungs. “Ending up in the emergency room is no joke,” he said.
