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CHICAGO bUiMJAt TKlliUJ: 15 Kb Alii 4, 1962 PART 1- PAGE 21 Illinois Lists 15,000 Poisoning Cases Involving Children in 1961 RECALLS LOOK AT LINCOLN'S TRANSIT UNION BARS WILDCAT LONDON STRIKE fastest methods of treating ac FACE IN TOMB LONDON, Feb. 3 Reuters A threat to go on a wildcat strike Monday by London subway workers was receding today as more sections of their union decided against it. Retired Florist Tells I0to i5Control Centers Will Be Added The number of accidental poisoning cases reported in the last year for children under 12 increased 18 per cent over 1960, Dr. Franklin D. state director of public health, said yesterday.

However, he observed that the increase in figures may be due to better reporting methods. Eleven new poison control centers were opened in 1961, bringing the total operated by the state to 75. The centers offer the latest antidotes and Of all causes of accidental poisoning, internal medicines rank first, with aspirin and aspirin products responsible for about one-third of all cases, the director said. Household products such as detergents and furniture polish rank second, and pesticides rank third. "It is up to parents to read all labels," Yoder said.

"Small children can't read, and they are the ones who suffer from the carelessness of adults who place these lethal products within the reach of curious children." Dr. Norman J. Rose, chief of the poison control bureau, said that altho most hospitals treat poison cases, the centers usual ly can provide faster treatment and a wider variety of antidotes. The centers, which were started in 1956, are located in the emergency wards of hospitals. They provide treatment for about 30,000 different poisons.

In addition, each center receives a monthly circular on new materials put on the market which contain a toxic ingredient. The circular also lists a treatment for the new poison. Poisoning on Purpose Rose said the department does not receive figures on poisonings occur ing among persons over 12 because they do not usually take poison acci the child to drink a solution of mustard and water, salty water, or sticking a finger down his throat, Rose said. If a child swallows lye or acid, the treatment of a doctor is necessary because throwing up the contents of the stomach would more severely damage the esophagus and throat lining, he said. Ten poison control centers are located in Chicago hospitals.

The hospitals are Presbyterian-St. Luke's, Children Memorial, Bobs Roberts Memorial, Cook County, Illinois Research, Mercy, Michael Reese, Mount Sinai, Municipal Contagious Disease, and Resurrection. dentally. "These people should be put under psychiatric care," he said. The crucial period after a child swallows a poisonous substance is the 20 to 30 minutes it takes before the toxic substance is absorbed into the blood stream.

Rose said. When a child swallows poison a parent should call a hospital emergency ward and tell the doctor what was swallowed. The substance swallowed is important in determining how to treat it If for some reason a doctor or hospital is not available, a parent can treat 90 per cent of the cases by making the child vomit, he said. This can be done by forcing cidental poisoning. Many Cases Handled Yoder said that last year there were approximately accidental poisoning cases occurring among children under 12.

Of these, 7,898 were handled at one of the centers. The public health department plans to add 10 to 15 new centers a year until there will be no place in the state is farther than 25 miles from a poison center, Yoder said. Ninety-four per cent of the children eating or swallowing some type of toxic substance are between the ages of one and five, Yoder said. There is about one death for every 125 poison cases, he added. Last night, 50 per cent of the subway man decided to obey their union's call for normal work on Monday and today other locals followed suit.

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