Every 12 days, a child under age six in the United States dies from an accidental medicine-related poisoning. Every hour, a child is hospitalized for that same reason, and every nine minutes, a child goes to the emergency room. While the number of ER visits has decreased since an alarming peak in 2010, far too many children are still in danger because they get into medicine when their caregiver is not looking, underling the need for ongoing education and awareness building.
