SUMMERTIME PRODUCTS POTENTIALLY DEADLY IF SWALLOWED, WARNS OKLAHOMA POISON CONTROL CENTER
July 09, 2008
July 09, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 9 -- The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center issued the following news release:
Backyard barbecues and pool parties are summertime favorites, but some of the products used during these activities - including torch oil, charcoal lighter fluid and citronella oil - can be deadly if swallowed.
Recently, a cluster of cases were reported involving the unintentional drinking of torch oil mistaken for apple juice. One of the victims, an 8-year- . . .
Backyard barbecues and pool parties are summertime favorites, but some of the products used during these activities - including torch oil, charcoal lighter fluid and citronella oil - can be deadly if swallowed.
Recently, a cluster of cases were reported involving the unintentional drinking of torch oil mistaken for apple juice. One of the victims, an 8-year- . . .