My Child Ate..

Ewwwww Groooossssss

Published by ILPoisonCenter on July 9, 2013 | Leave a response

Here at the IPC, we get a lot of interesting calls. The first time I tell someone what I do for a living, one of the usual questions I get is, “what was the craziest case you’ve ever had?” It is hard to choose just one, but what sticks in my memory most are the … more

“My Child Ate…Grandma’s Medicine”

Published by IPC on September 13, 2011 | Leave a response

There is a burgeoning fascination with the strange things children eat. If one were to do an internet search on the three words “my child ate”, it looks like a lot of children are eating Tums, poop (yes, poop, human and pet), pennies, crayons, deodorant and a host of household products.