Detergent PODS are TOXIC and can kill a child!
3,470 views · Published 27 June 2016 · 1:50 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: CarloOllerMD · 2016 · Film & Animation
This video is about MM - detergent PODS Laundry detergent pods were introduced in 2012 to make washing clothes more "convenient." Since then, pediatric exposures to laundry detergent pods have increased as the use of these detergent pods have become more common in homes. Like other household chemical exposure, small, colorful candy like appearances of laundry detergent pods can attract the attention of less than 3 years old children resulting in unintentional exposure due to curiosity or taste. Most frequent clinical effects (2013 - 2014 national poison center data) from exposure to detergents in general (laundry detergent pods and nonpods & dishwasher detergent): GI: nausea & vomiting: 29.1% Cough choking: 8.3% Ocular irritation pain: 5.6% Red eye conjunctivitis: 3.4% Drowsiness lethargy: 2.8% Laundry detergent pod vs. nonpods: Higher referral to health care facility: 17.4% vs. 4.7% Higher odds of experiencing+ 1 clinical effects (OR: 3.9; 95% CI: 3.7 4.1) Higher odds of hospital admission (OR: 4.8; 95% CI: 4.0 5.8) Higher odd of intubation (OR: 6.9; 95% CI: 3.5 13.6) Laundry detergent pods (only) also resulted in following: Coma: 17 cases Respiratory arrest: 6 cases Pulmonary edema: 4 cases Cardiac arrest: 2 cases Cases of caustic exposure-like injuries have also been reported (corneal abrasion and esophageal injury) Bottom line: Pediatric laundry detergent (nonpods) exposures usually have self-limited symptoms. However, laundry detergent pod exposure can cause more serious clinical effects that may require hospitalization.
