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How To Detoxify The Body After Accidental Intake Of Polluted Water?
My 16 month old daughter fell into a sump pump basin tonight and was submerged for 3-5 seconds. The water was very dirty and when I pulled her out she almost immefiately threw up. We bathed her twice, she breastfed, and is now sleeping on my wife. Should we do anything else?
Wed, 7 Mar 2018
Hello,
Short answer: Keep a close eye to your daughter but probably you do not need to worry.
Detailed answer: You do not give information about the kind of sump your baby fell into. If we are talking about common home sump basins then I think that you do not need to worry. During those 3-5 seconds it is very unlikely that your daughter has swallowed or drank any of those liquids she fell into.
If she swallowed some drops of that water (and we do not know what it contains) then her body will throw it out after passing through the gastrointestinal system and all you can do is wait and watch her closely to detect any unusual signs and symptoms indicating that something is wrong. Because the amounts of everything found in that water that your baby might have swallowed will be very small then this should not be a problem.
If the sump belongs to a chemical factory or some other kinds of factories than the liquids could contain different chemicals and in this case you need to see a specialist if there are any unusual signs or symptoms, although again this is very improbable since your daughter was very shortly submerged.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ervin Toçi
Short answer: Keep a close eye to your daughter but probably you do not need to worry.
Detailed answer: You do not give information about the kind of sump your baby fell into. If we are talking about common home sump basins then I think that you do not need to worry. During those 3-5 seconds it is very unlikely that your daughter has swallowed or drank any of those liquids she fell into.
If she swallowed some drops of that water (and we do not know what it contains) then her body will throw it out after passing through the gastrointestinal system and all you can do is wait and watch her closely to detect any unusual signs and symptoms indicating that something is wrong. Because the amounts of everything found in that water that your baby might have swallowed will be very small then this should not be a problem.
If the sump belongs to a chemical factory or some other kinds of factories than the liquids could contain different chemicals and in this case you need to see a specialist if there are any unusual signs or symptoms, although again this is very improbable since your daughter was very shortly submerged.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ervin Toçi
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