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Tussionex, or the generic prescription Hydrocodone and Chlorpheniramine, is prescribed by doctors to relieve respiratory problems caused by a cold or allergies, but if you don’t follow the instructions carefully the results can be deadly. Recent reports have come out saying that patients who took Tussionex more than once every twelve hours or took more than the recommended dosage suffered dangerous breathing problems or even died. This is because Tussionex contains a narcotic drug, or a drug that acts as a tranquillizer or sedative. In high doses, this narcotic drug can lead to respiratory failure, a coma, or death. It’s very important to keep Tussionex away from children under six years of age. This drug is not approved for young kids and has caused five children’s deaths since 1987. To avoid accidental overdose of Tussionex or any medication, avoid estimating the amount you are taking by pouring it into a regular dinner spoon. The size of dinner spoons varies and they are not intended for exact measurement. When you are taking a prescription drug or giving one to your child, make sure you are familiar with the instructions and risks, and take care to measure exactly.

You have probably seen a child zipping around a shopping center on shoes that double as roller skates. These “roller shoes” look like regular tennis shoes but have wheels in the soles so the wearer can take off at any given second, and are incredibly popular among kids today. These shoes are essentially roller skates and pose all the same dangers, but kids usually get away with wearing them helmetless, and it’s caused a number of injuries already. The makers of the shoe claim they are safer than regular skates because they have caused fewer accidents, but this is probably because many kids use the shoes indoors or participate in safer activities than they would if they were wearing roller blades.
Kids have to lean back on their heels to get the wheels to pop out of the soles, and this alone causes a lot of falls. A child skating outside could hit a small rock and go tumbling. Hospitals have seen serious injuries like broken bones caused by these shoes. Since roller shoes are sold at regular shoe or clothing stores and not a sporting goods center, parents don’t consider them dangerous, but just like ordinary roller skates, kids should wear helmets and padding with roller shoes.