Everything is okay.

[rivka]

The milestone every parent looks forward to: first call to Poison Control.

"Ow, my lip hurts!" Alex said suddenly.

"Let me see... did you bite it?"

"No, I bited the pump," i.e., the hand sanitizer. 62% ethyl alcohol, harmful if swallowed, contact poison control immediately.

"What were you doing biting the pump?"

"I wanted to taste it, but it's yucky."

"How much did you eat?"

"Just a little bit."

I didn't think it could do any harm, but I called just in case. Poison Control seemed to detect a note of disgusted embarrassment, rather than panic, in my voice, and led me through a series of demographic questions before telling me to give her a glass of milk and she'd be fine.

She decided to taste the hand sanitizer. What the hell?

Comments

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Mine was half a bottle of Dettol (a strong disinfectant), at about the same age as Alex. No, I've no idea what possessed me. I was whisked to hospital and my stomach pumped, and had to stay in overnight.

I'm glad Alex is okay, and I hope you will be soon too.