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Treatment For Child's Accidental Swallowing Of Vicks Vapor Rub?

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Posted on Wed, 5 Mar 2014
Question: My 2 yo grandson may have swallowed some Vicks vapor rub. We see his finger marks in the rub but don`t know if or how much he may have swallowed. Should we take him to the ER
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting your query on XXXXXXX Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that In my opinion you should take him to ER . Because we dont know how much he have swallowed . Although it is very pungent and it is very unlikely that he has swallowed much because of its bad taste but still we should not take a chance . I think they will keep him in observation for some time . Take care. Dr. Shruti
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Treatment For Child's Accidental Swallowing Of Vicks Vapor Rub?

Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting your query on XXXXXXX Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that In my opinion you should take him to ER . Because we dont know how much he have swallowed . Although it is very pungent and it is very unlikely that he has swallowed much because of its bad taste but still we should not take a chance . I think they will keep him in observation for some time . Take care. Dr. Shruti