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Can Drinking Of Dettol Accidentally Cause Any Problem?

Hi, I have just found my son in the bathroom & i smelt dettol, he has tipped it down the sink but i can also smell it round his mouth so i don't know how much he has consumed.
I have given him some water to drink & some milk ( he has drank both), he seems ok & is eating ok, should i do anything else?
Fri, 16 May 2014
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Being a doctor my advice would be it is better to keep your son under medical observation as many times any non edible thing consumed can have its effects few hours after its ingestion. Though poisoning with dettole is not well known & considering the senario the cahnces of any mishap are very unlikly being a medical person it would be better to keep him under medical observation for next 24 hrs.
Or else one thing can be done that is you can closly moniter your son and if any of the following singns appear rush to the emergency room immidiatly. The ominous signs such as diziness, difficulty in swallowing, difficulty in breathing , sweating, gidiness.
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Can Drinking Of Dettol Accidentally Cause Any Problem?

Being a doctor my advice would be it is better to keep your son under medical observation as many times any non edible thing consumed can have its effects few hours after its ingestion. Though poisoning with dettole is not well known & considering the senario the cahnces of any mishap are very unlikly being a medical person it would be better to keep him under medical observation for next 24 hrs. Or else one thing can be done that is you can closly moniter your son and if any of the following singns appear rush to the emergency room immidiatly. The ominous signs such as diziness, difficulty in swallowing, difficulty in breathing , sweating, gidiness.