"CWatters" wrote in message
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"The Neo Conservative" wrote in message
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Somebody didn't put the cap on right and a 15 month baby ate about 1/2
a
Tylenol pill. She just put it in her mouth and it sort of melted.

Anyone ever had to deal with that? It happened about one hour ago and
baby seems to be sleeping it off.

By the way...

No way should you rely on the safety lids to prevent kids getting at meds.
What were they doing within reach anyway? They should be in a locked wall
mounted cabinet out of reach.

I totally agree. And getting the kid to the hospital NOW seems like a really
good idea. Extra strength Tylenol is 500 mg, which means she ate about 250
mg of Tylenol. The little tike probably weighs about 11 kg (25 lbs), which
means around 22 mg/kg.

The toxic dose is 150 mg/kg, but, if you child swallowed a few pills, she
could be over that.

Jeff