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Article: Bug repellants.
- Article from:
- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- July 1, 1992
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 Pediatrics for Parents, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Biting insects seem to love children. Insect repellants help keep bugs off children, but. if not used properly, can result in problems. Diethyltoluamide (DEET) is the chemical found in most effective insect repellants.
If DEET is sprayed into a child's eye, the best treatment is immediate and copious irrigation with water. You can't over-irrigate the eye. The DEET itself won't damage the surface of the eye, but the solvents in the repellant can. Therefore, the child's eye should be examined by a doctor.
Children are known to swallow just about anything, and insect repellants are no exception. Since DEET can result in an allergic reaction inside the ...