8/27/08

Important Information About Medicine Overdoses

Check out the below link to a 60 Minutes piece about the experience Dennis Quaid had with his newborn twins last year. While at the hospital, the medical staff gave his twins an extremely high dose of the wrong medicine, putting their brand new lives in danger.

When it comes to giving our kids medicine, we should be extremely vigilant, whether it's given by a parent, a grandparent, a caregiver, or a medical professional. Even if it's something as seemingly benign as Children's Tylenol, we need to pay very close attention to the dosage and timing intervals, and pay very close attention to our kids for any signs of an adverse reaction. Our kids depend on us to look after them and ensure their safety - let's make sure not to let them down. The effort is minimal, but results can be dramatic. -- Something every Dad should be thinking about.

Click here for the 60 Minutes story.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hers's some advice regarding medicine: Most of it is evil, harmful and dangerous!