Care recipient (cr) places inappropriate or dangerous things in her mouth

Try: Keep a bottle of ipecac vomit-inducing agent available but use only with instructions from poison control or 911

Materials: Bottle of ipecac

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Smelling, So-So Smelling, Poor Smelling, Taste, So-So Taste, Poor Taste, Touch, So-So Touch, Poor Touch, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: As a precaution should he or she become lost keep extra photos on hand

References: home safety for people with alzheimer alzheimer’s disease by u s department of health and human services 2010 available at

Keywords: Taste toothpaste perfume lotions shampoos rubbing alcohol soap poison

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

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