The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently shared that accidental poison deaths have steadily increased since 1992.
These fatal poisonings are caused by toxic products used in homes and a large portion of these products are pesticides.
Here are some of the findings released by the CDC: • Each day, 87 individuals in the U.
S.
die because of an unintentional poisoning and another 2,277 receive treatment due to poisonings in emergency rooms.
• More than 150,000 of the calls each year to poison control centers relate to exposure to household pesticides such as insecticides, rodent poisons, flea dips and weed killers.
• In 2009, 76 percent of poison-related deaths were accidents, therefore accidental poisoning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury deaths after motor vehicle collisions.
• In 2005, unintentional poisonings in the U.
S.
cost $33.
4 billion in productivity and medical costs.
A report released by the CDC in 2011 explained that pesticides are capable of causing greater harm to humans than to the pests they are intended to control.
After all, exposure to a substance used to cause death can inflict serious injury.
Using and having toxins around the home offers the potential for accidental poisoning to the user as well as innocent bystanders.
Just being available in the house is a safety risk but the actual use of these deadly substances means toxic products are being applied, sprayed or distributed to the areas where you and your family spend time.
Poisons can be ingested, inhaled, and absorbed and they are often odorless, colorless and undetectable giving that much more opportunity for them to enter the body.
If pesticides are applied to the base boards and then your child toys are on the floor, those toys and now your child playing with them are now at risk of chemical exposure.
If accidental poisoning scares you, it is time to change your pest control behavior and stop using toxic pest control.
Safe, natural and effective options exist to control pests so employ those methods instead of using harmful, synthetic pesticides.
A sustainable pest management approach is a comprehensive strategy affecting all life cycles of pests.
Removing food and nesting opportunities for pests is the first step, eliminating entry points is a factor, and then any treatment needs would use green, earth-friendly solutions.
Fact: Pesticides are poisons that pose a significant danger in homes.
In order to avoid accidental poisonings, eliminate the toxic pest control products.
Don't be fooled by the marketing gimmicks of the past that 'the stronger the pesticide the better' - natural, safe and effective options exist and they will remove the danger of unintentional pesticide poisonings.
These fatal poisonings are caused by toxic products used in homes and a large portion of these products are pesticides.
Here are some of the findings released by the CDC: • Each day, 87 individuals in the U.
S.
die because of an unintentional poisoning and another 2,277 receive treatment due to poisonings in emergency rooms.
• More than 150,000 of the calls each year to poison control centers relate to exposure to household pesticides such as insecticides, rodent poisons, flea dips and weed killers.
• In 2009, 76 percent of poison-related deaths were accidents, therefore accidental poisoning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury deaths after motor vehicle collisions.
• In 2005, unintentional poisonings in the U.
S.
cost $33.
4 billion in productivity and medical costs.
A report released by the CDC in 2011 explained that pesticides are capable of causing greater harm to humans than to the pests they are intended to control.
After all, exposure to a substance used to cause death can inflict serious injury.
Using and having toxins around the home offers the potential for accidental poisoning to the user as well as innocent bystanders.
Just being available in the house is a safety risk but the actual use of these deadly substances means toxic products are being applied, sprayed or distributed to the areas where you and your family spend time.
Poisons can be ingested, inhaled, and absorbed and they are often odorless, colorless and undetectable giving that much more opportunity for them to enter the body.
If pesticides are applied to the base boards and then your child toys are on the floor, those toys and now your child playing with them are now at risk of chemical exposure.
If accidental poisoning scares you, it is time to change your pest control behavior and stop using toxic pest control.
Safe, natural and effective options exist to control pests so employ those methods instead of using harmful, synthetic pesticides.
A sustainable pest management approach is a comprehensive strategy affecting all life cycles of pests.
Removing food and nesting opportunities for pests is the first step, eliminating entry points is a factor, and then any treatment needs would use green, earth-friendly solutions.
Fact: Pesticides are poisons that pose a significant danger in homes.
In order to avoid accidental poisonings, eliminate the toxic pest control products.
Don't be fooled by the marketing gimmicks of the past that 'the stronger the pesticide the better' - natural, safe and effective options exist and they will remove the danger of unintentional pesticide poisonings.
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