Posted 3/7/2024, 6:43:00 PM
Spike in Young Kids Ingesting Melatonin Lands Over 10,000 in ER
- Over 10,000 young children landed in the ER after ingesting melatonin without supervision from 2019-2022
- Over half of the accidents involved kids ages 3-5 years old
- Melatonin gummies were involved in nearly 5,000 estimated cases
- About three-quarters of cases involved bottles, suggesting kids accessed them when not properly closed
- The vast majority of unsupervised melatonin ingestions did not result in hospitalization