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Zoneboy · 03-13-2009, 10:29 AM

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Ten children drank windshield wiper fluid after a staffer at an Arkansas day care mistakenly put the liquid in a refrigerator and served it, hospital officials said Friday.

Doctors estimate the children, ages 2 to 7, drank about an ounce of the fluid late Thursday afternoon before realizing it tasted wrong, said Laura James, a pediatric pharmacologist and toxicologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock.

Only one child remained hospitalized Friday morning, after blood samples showed "measurable levels" of methanol, a highly toxic alcohol that can induce comas and cause blindness, officials said.

"All we know was that the individual at the day care had recently shopped and had come back to the day care with a lot of different products," James told The Associated Press. "This product was mistakenly grabbed and thought to be Kool-Aid and put in the refrigerator."

Neither James nor officials at the state Department of Human Service could immediately name the day care in the Scott community, about 15 miles east of Little Rock. DHS spokeswoman Julie Munsell said investigators planned to visit the day care Friday.

"It has not been reported to us yet," Munsell said Friday morning. "Either it happened and they didn't report as they should have ... or it happened after business hours."

The children all were examined by doctors at the hospital and the day care provided a sample of the windshield wiper fluid for laboratory testing, James said.

The toxicologist warned that many antifreeze or windshield wiper solutions have bright colors, which children can mistake for fruit drinks.

"I think the take-home message is not to have these products in the kitchen or where you're doing any kind of food preparation," she said.

ekkostar · 03-13-2009, 11:20 AM

Hey kids, that's not Kool-Aid!!!

MonarC · 03-13-2009, 11:38 AM

This is just one of many resons why I will NEVER put my child in day care.

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 11:56 AM

^ This is just another reason I'm glad I don't have kids!!

FOLrocks1 · 03-13-2009, 12:26 PM

I guess this could be an honest mistake...they do loook similar. It's just a good thing no one drank too much ay?

robyrob · 03-13-2009, 12:47 PM

so I notice they never mentioned what flavor it was?

Zoneboy · 03-13-2009, 12:48 PM

Hopefully the day care worker will be fired because anyone that mistakes wiper fluid for kool-aid has no business being around kids regardless of whether it was a mistake or not.

FOLrocks1 · 03-13-2009, 12:59 PM

I agree they should be fired. Isn't there a lable on the freaking bottle?

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FOLrocks1

I agree they should be fired. Isn't there a lable on the freaking bottle?

You'd think that would be a CLUE!!

Dutabi84 · 03-13-2009, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

so I notice they never mentioned what flavor it was?

Poisonberry?

FOLrocks1 · 03-13-2009, 01:21 PM

Poisonberry! Hahah that's funny. The actual liquid might look like Kool-aid, but what about the container?! Stupid, stupid people.

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutabi84

Poisonberry?

BINGO!!

MickeyMac · 03-13-2009, 04:55 PM

I dont see how they could possibly do a screw up like this. There will be some lawsuits for sure.

catlover79 · 03-13-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

I dont see how they could possibly do a screw up like this. There will be some lawsuits for sure.

Definitely - but anyone who is that negligent had it coming.

Waterston_Fan · 03-13-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

I dont see how they could possibly do a screw up like this. There will be some lawsuits for sure.

Anyone have a picture of this wiper fluid? I didn't know that they came in different packages.

03-13-2009, 10:29 AM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,439	10 Kids Drink Windshield Wiper Fluid at Day Care Link LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Ten children drank windshield wiper fluid after a staffer at an Arkansas day care mistakenly put the liquid in a refrigerator and served it, hospital officials said Friday. Doctors estimate the children, ages 2 to 7, drank about an ounce of the fluid late Thursday afternoon before realizing it tasted wrong, said Laura James, a pediatric pharmacologist and toxicologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. Only one child remained hospitalized Friday morning, after blood samples showed "measurable levels" of methanol, a highly toxic alcohol that can induce comas and cause blindness, officials said. "All we know was that the individual at the day care had recently shopped and had come back to the day care with a lot of different products," James told The Associated Press. "This product was mistakenly grabbed and thought to be Kool-Aid and put in the refrigerator." Neither James nor officials at the state Department of Human Service could immediately name the day care in the Scott community, about 15 miles east of Little Rock. DHS spokeswoman Julie Munsell said investigators planned to visit the day care Friday. "It has not been reported to us yet," Munsell said Friday morning. "Either it happened and they didn't report as they should have ... or it happened after business hours." The children all were examined by doctors at the hospital and the day care provided a sample of the windshield wiper fluid for laboratory testing, James said. The toxicologist warned that many antifreeze or windshield wiper solutions have bright colors, which children can mistake for fruit drinks. "I think the take-home message is not to have these products in the kitchen or where you're doing any kind of food preparation," she said.

03-13-2009, 11:20 AM	#2
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03-13-2009, 11:38 AM	#3
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03-13-2009, 12:48 PM	#7
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,439	Hopefully the day care worker will be fired because anyone that mistakes wiper fluid for kool-aid has no business being around kids regardless of whether it was a mistake or not.

03-13-2009, 12:59 PM	#8
FOLrocks1 My favorite ladies! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 09, 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,103	I agree they should be fired. Isn't there a lable on the freaking bottle?

03-13-2009, 01:21 PM	#11
FOLrocks1 My favorite ladies! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 09, 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,103	Poisonberry! Hahah that's funny. The actual liquid might look like Kool-aid, but what about the container?! Stupid, stupid people.

03-13-2009, 04:55 PM	#13
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	I dont see how they could possibly do a screw up like this. There will be some lawsuits for sure.