Household products are those products found in the home
environment and not of a medicinal nature. They include pesticides such as
insecticides and rodenticides, cleaning products such as clorox and
detergents, hydrocarbons such as kerosene, disinfectants, bleaches and
variants of other products that commonly stored or present at homes. It is
recommended that household products should be stored in their original
containers in a special locked cabinet with child resistant caps in order to
be away from the reach of the curious children to avoid their intoxications
(Abdel Megid et al., 2007).
Household products are generally ingested by children especially
those aged between 9 months and 5 years in an accidental manner. Most
commonly involved household products include bleaches, cosmetics,
detergents, disinfectants and petroleum distillates. In the developing
countries more toxic agents are available in a domestic setting which may
lead to severe or serious toxicity, whereas in the Western Europe serious
toxicity as a res |
