Title: Camphor Poisoning (ER)
Feed: CWKN #441, June 10, 2009
Time:  1:39


SUGGESTED LEAD: A COMMON INGREDIENT IN COLD OINTMENTS AND IN PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS MAY BE TO BLAME FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED SEIZURES IN YOUNG CHILDREN.  THAT’S THE WARNING FROM THE ALBERT EINSTEIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.  MORE ON THE DANGERS OF CAMPHOR IN THIS CONNECT WITH KIDS REPORT FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM.       
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NATS:    Dr. Johnston: “Are you feeling good?” Boy: “Yeah.” Dr. Johnston:  “Are you sick?”
 Boy: “Yeah.” Dr. Johnston: “You smell sick, you smell strange, don’t you?” Boy: “Yeah.” 

NARR:  THREE-YEAR-OLD DAMON SMITH DOES SMELL A LITTLE LIKE CAMPHOR AND MENTHOL. HIS MOM FOUND HIM IN HIS ROOM WITH AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF INHALANT USED IN A HEATED VAPORIZER. (:10)

SUPER:  Erica Curry, Damon’s Mother  (:21)
 “Well, I took his clothes off him because they were soaked with this and the teddy bears were soaked also …so I took his clothes off of him and rinsed his mouth out with water.”

NARR: AND THEN SHE CALLED 911 … AND POISON CONTROL … AND THEN CAME TO THE HOSPITAL. (:05)

SUPER: Carden Johnston, M.D., Emergency Room Pediatrician (:45)
“Camphor is one of those things that can make some kids have seizures so that’s one reason we’re sitting here watching him and then it’s got methylsalicylate in it…that’s called oil of wintergreen, it’s pretty strong …and it’s stronger than just baby aspirin so we worry about aspirin poison.”

NARR:  IT’S BEEN TWO HOURS AND HE HAS NOT HAD A SEIZURE. (:02)

A BLOOD TEST WILL MEASURE HIS LEVEL OF SALICYLATE (sa-LISS-el-late) …A FORM OF ASPIRIN.  MEANWHILE, DAMON SAYS, HE DIDN’T OPEN THE BOTTLE OF INHALANT … IT WAS HIS TEDDY BEAR. (:10)

NATS:  Boy: “Because the Teddy bear did open it.”  Mom: “How did the Teddy bear open this?  Boy: “With his…I didn’t see him.” (Mom smiles)

NATS: " SALICYLATE low, which is his aspirin level, it's less than point-3."

NARR: THE BLOOD TEST COMES BACK FINE, DAMON CAN GO HOME. BUT HIS MOM HAS ONE LAST THOUGHT. (:05)

SOT: Erica Curry, Mother
“ I don’t even know how he got this because this wasn’t in his room but now I know I have to put everything up higher, away… out of his sight.”

NARR: I’M STACEY DEWITT FOR CONNECT WITH KIDS. (:03)

SUGGESTED TAG: EXPERTS SAY RIGHT NOW IS ALWAYS THE BEST TIME TO LOCK UP SOLVENTS, OILS, SPRAYS AND CHEMICALS…ESPECIALLY IF THERE’S A CHILD 4 YEAR OLD OR YOUNGER IN THE HOUSE.  FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, PLEASE LOG ONTO <LOCAL URL> AND CLICK ON CONNECT WITH KIDS.