Taste as a deterrent in pediatric poisonings.
Seven hundred and two children were tested to see how much they would ingest of two commercially available potassium supplements, one an effervescent tablet and the other a powder. The results showed that the children would not ingest either formulation in amounts that even equalled a single adult therapeutic dose. The children appeared to be deterred by both the effervescent quality of the tablet and the unpleasant, metallic after-taste of the powder. An unpleasant taste may act as a deterrent to the child, keeping him from ingesting a toxic amount of a product, at least, when the product has relatively low toxicity.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D011041:Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011208:Powders; D013607:Tablets; D013649:Taste
D011208:Powders; D013607:Tablets; D011189:Potassium Chloride