If you can, tell the doctor the type of iron supplement and the number of tablets your child swallowed. If you find your child among iron pills or pill containers, or your child tells you they swallowed pills, take the child to a hospital's emergency department. Ingestions of more than 60 mg/kg of elemental iron are associated with severe toxicity.Ĭall your doctor, local poison control center, or go directly to the closest hospital’s emergency department if you suspect your child has swallowed iron-containing vitamins, even if your child shows no symptoms. Toxic effects begin to occur at doses above 20 mg/kg of elemental iron. The therapeutic dose for iron deficiency anemia is 3-6 mg/kg/day. The amount of iron ingested may give a clue to potential toxicity. If profound poisoning is inadequately treated, shock and death can occur. Often, after supportive care, the gastrointestinal symptoms appear to improve within 6 to 24 hours after their onset. Dehydration and lethargy if not treated adequately.People with iron poisoning can have the following symptoms: Iron corrodes your intestinal lining and is a direct irritant to the stomach. Symptoms of iron poisoning usually become evident within 6 hours after an excessive amount of iron is swallowed. Intentional overdose can occur among adults, but is rare.Iron pills can look like candy to children.If you know, or even suspect, that a child has eaten tablets, you should consult a hospital’s emergency department or a poison control center regarding a possible iron poisoning. The only evidence may be an opened vitamin bottle.
A child may show no symptoms after eating a number of pills that might have looked like candy.Iron is available in different oral forms.Symptoms appear at doses greater than 20 mg/kg (based on the body weight of the child). An 8-year-old may show no symptoms from an amount that would cause serious symptoms in a 3-year-old. The amount of iron that will cause poisoning depends upon the size of the child.Iron preparations are widely used and are available without a prescription and may be housed in bottles with or without child resistant closures. For instance, ferrous sulfate is available as drops, syrup, elixir, capsules, and tablets. Iron salt is available in multiple preparations.
These children may not be able or willing to tell you what and how much they swallowed. Iron poisoning occurs when a person, usually a child, swallows a large number of iron-containing pills, most often vitamins.Īcute iron poisoning mainly involves children under age 6 who swallow pediatric or adult vitamins containing iron.
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