The warning was given earlier this week by Katrina Phillips, chief executive of the Child Accident Prevention Trust, at the start of Child Safety Week, which runs until 27 June. The week's theme is the accidental poisoning of children under the age of five. According to the Trust, each year in the UK around 25,000 children under five are rushed to A&E departments with fears that they have swallowed harmful substances.
Ms Phillips said, 'For toddlers, bottles and packs of colourful pills are a devil's sweetshop. Just five paracetamol can put a toddler at risk of liver damage. And just a few mouthfuls of toilet cleaner will cause internal bleeding.'
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