Death In Toddlers Research Articles

The Relationship between Home Environmental Sanitation and ISPA Incidence in Toddlers in Kaleroang Village, South Bungku District, Morowali Regency

Background: Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is the main cause of death in toddlers which is still a health problem in Indonesia, especially in the Kaleroang Health Center UPT work area which is increasing every year. Namely, in 2020 the prevalence of ARI cases is as much as (21.7%) in 2021 as many as (28.5%) and in 2022 the prevalence will increase (28.9%). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between home environmental sanitation and the incidence of ARI in toddlers in Kaleroang Village, South Bungku District, Morowali Regency. Methods: This type of research is a quantitative study with a cross sectional study design. The population in this study were all mothers who had toddlers in Kaleroang Village, namely 106 people, the total sample was 84 people who were taken by random sampling . Retrieval of data using observation sheets and questionnaires. Data were analyzed statistically using the Chi-Square test. Results: The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between home ventilation and the incidence of ARI in toddlers with a value of X2 counts (5.841) > X2 tables (3.841), house occupancy density2 counts (7.171) > X2 tables (3.841), members smoking habits family X2 counts (4,701) > X2 tables (3,841), use of mosquito coils X2 counts (10,903) > X2 tables (3,841), and immunization status X2 counts (5,409) > X2 tables (3,841). Conclusions: it can be concluded that house ventilation, house occupancy density, smoking habits of family members, use of mosquito coils, and immunization status are related to the incidence of ARI in toddlers in Kaleroang Village. It is suggested to the UPT Kaleroang Health Center to further increase education related to the risk of ARI transmission based on the environment.

Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan Orang Tua Tentang Penanganan ISPA Pada Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Palasari Subang

Acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) is still one of the important public health problems to pay attention to, because it is an acute disease that can cause death of toddlers in various developing countries including Indonesia. This study aims to determine the level of parental knowledge about handling ARI in toddlers in the Palasari Subang Health Center work area. This research method uses quantitative descriptive with descriptive design. The sampling method in this study used purposive sampling with certain considerations of 55 people. The research instrument used a questionnaire for handling ARI. The results of this study are that the majority of respondents are 26-35 years old, namely 28 people (50.9%), most respondents are female with 47 people (85.5%), with most respondents working as housewives, namely 41 people (74.5%) and the last education is high school graduates, namely 28 people (50.9%). Where the results of the level of knowledge of respondents at the Palasari Subang Health Center, most respondents have moderate knowledge, namely 39 people (69.1%). It can be concluded that the level of knowledge of respondents regarding the handling of ISPA is mostly in the moderate category, the age of respondents is mostly 26-35 years old, the majority of respondents' jobs are as housewives and the majority of respondents' education is high school level. Parents' knowledge in the good category is expected to be able to increase their knowledge about the transmission of ISPA in toddlers by seeking information about ISPA in toddlers from cadres, health workers at health centers or other information media.

Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Status Gizi Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Bakunase Kecamatan Kota Raja Pada Tahun 2023

Nutritional status is a condition that develops as a result of a balance between the food intake consumed and the amount of nutrients used for body metabolism. Toddlers are an important age group in children's growth and development both physically and mentally. Nutritional problems in toddlers can have several serious effects. Among other things, such as failure to develop physically, less than optimal growth and intelligence, and can even cause death in toddlers. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of knowledge, maternal education, parenting patterns and infectious diseases on nutritional status in the Bakunase health center working area. This type of research is an analytical survey with a research design using a cross sectional study approach. This research was conducted in the Bakunase Community Health Center work area in February 2024 – March 2024. The sample size in this study was 92 samples. The analysis used is univariate analysis and bivariate analysis. The type of statistical test uses the chi square test with a significance level of ɑ=0.05. The results of this study show that variables that have a relationship are maternal knowledge (p-value=0.001), maternal parenting style (p-value=0.000), infectious diseases (p-value=0.000). and which has no relationship with the nutritional status of toddlers, namely maternal education with a value (p-value 0.1000). It was concluded that maternal knowledge, parenting patterns, infectious diseases had an effect on nutritional status, while maternal education had no effect on nutritional status. For mothers who have toddlers, they should always pay attention to their child's nutritional intake.

Video Analyses of Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Toddlers.

Video Analyses of Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Toddlers.

Video Analyses of Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Toddlers.

More than 2,900 US children aged younger than 4 years die from unknown causes each year, accounting for more than 219,000 life years lost annually. They are mostly sleep-related and unwitnessed with unremarkable autopsies, limiting our understanding of death mechanisms. We sought to understand potential mechanisms of death by evaluating videos of sudden deaths in toddlers. In our registry of 301 sudden unexplained child deaths, a series of 7 consecutively enrolled cases with home video recordings of the child's last sleep period were independently assessed by 8 physicians for video quality, movement, and sound. Four boys and 3 girls (13-27 months at death) with terminal videos shared similar demographic features to the 293 other registry cases without video recordings. Five video recordings were continuous and 2 were triggered by sound or motion. Two lacked audio. All continuous recordings included a terminal convulsive event lasting 8-50 seconds; 4 children survived for >2.5 minutes postconvulsion. Among discontinuous videos, time lapses limited review; 1 suggested a convulsive event. Six were prone with face down, and 1 had autopsy evidence of airway obstruction. Primary cardiac arrhythmias were not supported; all 7 children had normal cardiac pathology and whole-exome sequencing identified no known cardiac disease variants. Audio-visual recordings in 7 toddlers with unexplained sudden deaths strongly implicate that deaths were related to convulsive seizures, suggesting that many unexplained sleep-related deaths may result from seizures.

PEMETAAN DAN POLA PENYEBARAN KASUS PNEUMONIA PADA BALITA BERBASIS SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS DI KOTA DENPASAR TAHUN 2022

Background: Pneumonia is part of respiratory tract infections in children and is one of the diseases that causes the most deaths in toddlers. According to data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia for 2021, based on 34 provinces of pneumonia in toddlers, Bali ranks ninth with the largest coverage of pneumonia in toddlers, namely 28.6% of cases with 23 cases of deaths in toddlers. The purpose of this research is to describe the mapping and patterns the spread of pneumonia in toddlers in Denpasar City in 2022 based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS Methods The design in this study uses descriptive quantitative with the research design used is cross sectional. Sampling of 260 samples was carried out using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis using spatial classification analysis. Results: From the results of the study it was found that the spread of pneumonia in toddlers in Denpasar City in 2022 was classified into three categories namely high, medium and low. The pattern of distribution of pneumonia cases in Denpasar City in 2022 is the highest in West Denpasar District with 94 cases. Conclusion: The conclusion of this research is that the West Denpasar Subdistrict region has the highest cases and the lowest cases are found in the East Denpasar Subdistrict region. Age, gender and population density are risk factors that influence the high incidence of pneumonia in children under five in Denpasar City.

Legal Protection of Rabies Victims in Bali, Which Resulted in The Death of Toddler from a Legal Sociology Perspective

A toddler victim of rabies that causes death violates the right to life, survival and development as outlined in the conception of child protection in the explanation of Law No. 23 of 2002. The problems in this paper are: How is the Legal Sociology Study of the Effectiveness of Rabies Transmission Prevention Regulations, and How is the Legal Protection of Rabies Victims in Bali Causing the Death of Toddlers from a Legal Sociology Perspective? The research method used is Juridical-Empirical. The results showed that the toddler's parents were negligent in the case discussed because the wound was considered small and safe. Hence, the patient (family) was negligent and did not report to the health facility for further treatment. Regarding negligence that causes death, it is explained in Article 359 of the Criminal Code, which reads as follows: "Any person through whose fault (negligence) causes the death of another person shall be punished by a maximum imprisonment of five years or a maximum light imprisonment of one year." From the perspective of Legal Sociology, there is the arbitrary treatment of children carried out by families without paying attention to the child's right to protection following his health condition after being bitten by his pet dog.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF DIARRHEA IN TODDLERS IN THE WORK AREA OF THE CIRENDEU HEALTH CENTER, SOUTH TANGERANG CITY IN 2022

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) each year diarrhea causes 525,000 deaths in toddlers and results in 1.7 million children in the world suffering from diarrheal diseases. Riskesdas results in 2018 showed the prevalence of diarrhea in all ages as much as 8%, in toddlers as much as 12.3%, and in infants as much as 10.6%. Sample Registration System The coverage of diarrhea services in 2021 at all ages was 33.6% while in toddlers it was 23.8%. This research is a type of quantitative research with a cross-sectional study design that uses purposive sampling techniques. This research was conducted on mothers who have toddlers in the Cirendeu Health Center Working Area in 2022. The sample in this study was 77 respondents. The data analysis technique in this study was univariate and bivariate using the Chi-square test. Bivariate test results using the Chi-Square test with α = 0.005 found results There is a relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers in the Cireundeu Health Center Working Area in 2022 with (p-value = 0.003 ≤ α = 0.05) and a Odds ratio value of 6.042. Based on the results of the study, this study states that there is a relationship between environmental sanitation and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers in the Cireundeu Health Center Working Area in 2022. Provide education on the importance of trash cans that are closed and tightly closed.

The Relationship of Mother’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Regarding Diarrhea with the Number of Diarrhea Toddlers Taken to The Health Facility

Introduction: Diarrhea is the second major cause of death in toddlers in developing countries, including Indonesia. The study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of mothers regarding prevention and treatment of diarrhea with the number of toddlers taken to the health facility.
 Methods: A cross-sectional study was involving 120 mothers who have a child with a history of diarrhea and were recruited using a simple random sampling method. Data were collected using demographic and diarrhea-related questionnaires. Fisher-Exact test was used to analyze data in univariate and bivariate with p-value ≤ 0,05 as the level of significance.
 Results: Most of the mother’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding diarrhea were considered fairly good, with the percentage reaching 70,8%; 66,7%; 70,8%, respectively. However, knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding giving ORS were low. There was a significant relationship between the attitude and behavior of the respondents with the number of diarrhea toddlers taken to health facilities (p = 0,010; p = 0,000), but there was no significant relation with the respondents’ knowledge (p = 0,065).
 Conclusions: The attitude and behavior of mothers regarding diarrhea significantly affect the number of diarrhea toddlers taken to the health facility. Although the overall knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the mother were considered fairly good, but the knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding giving ORS were low.
 Keywords: knowledge – attitudes – behavior - diarrhea – toddlers - health facilities

The Effect of House Environmental Factors on the Incidence of Pneumonia in Toddlers

Pneumonia is an infection of the lower respiratory tract and it is a leading cause of death in toddlers around the world, especially in developing countries including Indonesia. Environmental factors have an important role in the incidence of pneumonia. This study aimed to determine the house environmental factors that influence the incidence of pneumonia in children < 60 months in the working area of Public Health Center P. This study used a cross-sectional design that involved 114 children (aged < 60 months) with their mothers. We conducted interviews and observations, and filled in the 9 checklists of the house environment: floor type, wall type, ventilation, density, cooking fuel, smoking habit, humidity, light intensity, and temperature. The data were analyzed with the Chi-square test and logistic regression. The results showed that the factors of the house enviroment affecting pneumonia in children < 60 months were light intensity (p = 0.001; OR = 5.032; 95% CI = 1.94, 13.046), humidity (p = 0.003; OR = 6.98; 95% CI = 1.91, 25.421) and density (p = 0.019; OR = 3.140; 95% CI = 1.21, 8.154). Preventive programs from health workers are very important (i.e., counseling and health education). Support from local government and the community is necessary to promote healthy households.
 Keywords: pneumonia, children < 60 months, house environment

Relationship Of Water Source Location And Physical Quality Of Water With The Event Of Diarrhea In Toddlers (in Purwodadi Village, Purwodadi District, Pasuruan Regency)

Background: Diarrheal disease is a health problem until now and is the leading cause of death in toddlers. It is also supported by environmental sanitation and personal hygiene of the community which is still poor. The use of bad water sources will also affect the quality of the water, so it can increase the risk of diarrhea in the community.
 Method: This type of research is analytical observational with cross sectional design. The samples used were 75 out of a population of 523 mothers who had toddlers and lived in Purwodadi Village, Purwodadi Subdistrict, Pasuruan Regency, with purposive sampling techniques. Using questionnaire method, as well as statistical test using chi-square with the help of computer software.
 Result: The results of this study showed that there was a significant association between the location of the sheltered water source as many as 38 respondents (50.7%) and unprotected as many as 37 respondents (49.3%) with a value of p = 0.003, as well as the physical quality of water that qualified as many as 37 respondents (49.3%) and did not qualify as many as 38 respondents (50.7%) with a value of p = 0.000, against the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers, where the value of p ≤ 0.05.
 Conclusion: Location of water source and physical quality of water is related to the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers

Mapping and Determining of Priority Areas Interventions for Toddler Diarrhea in Surabaya

Diarrhea is still the second leading cause of death in toddlers besides pneumonia. The highest number of cases of diarrhea in toddlers in East Java is Surabaya. This study aimed to describe the distribution of toddler diarrhea based on risk factors using a regional mapping approach in Surabaya. This study was an ecological study with a regional mapping approach. The independent variables used as risk factors for toddler diarrhea were healthy latrines, drinking water facilities, open defecation free (ODF), and complete basic immunizations. The unit of analysis used was the districts that were processed from the Surabaya Health Profile data in 2019. Results showed most cases of diarrhea under five occurred in Wonokromo, Sawahan, Tambak Sari, and Kenjeran District. There was a significant relationship between toddler diarrhea with complete basic immunization (p = 0.008), while the relationship with healthy latrines, ODF, and drinking water sanitation was not significant. This study concluded that 8 of 31 districts were prioritized for handling toddler diarrhea in Surabaya. In addition, there is a need for dissemination to the community through optimizing the role of health workers at the Puskesmas regarding complete basic relationships and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers.

Relationship of supplementary feeding, breast milk (MP-ASI) to infants with the event of diarrhea

Background: Diarrhea is one of the causes of death in toddlers, one of the factors that causes diarrhea is MP ASI. Based on the largest proportion of diarrhea sufferers at the Baros Health Center in the last 3 months of October, November, and December, there were 87 infants aged 0-12 months, 29 infants aged 12-24 months, and 31 infants aged 25-60 months. Objective: To determine the relationship between complementary feeding and the incidence of diarrhea in infants aged 3-12 months in the working area of ​​the Baros Public Health Center, Sukabumi City. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional population and the total sampling was 48 infants aged 3-12 months. Data processing using Chi-Square. Results: The inappropriate provision of complementary feeding to infants aged 3-12 months was 26 respondents (54.2%) and the appropriate ones were 22 respondents (45.8 %), the incidence of diarrhea in infants aged 3-12 months who had diarrhea as many as 28 respondents (58.6%) and who did not have diarrhea as many as 20 respondents (41.7%). Research shows that there is a relationship between giving complementary feeding to infants aged 3-12 months with the incidence of diarrhea with a value of 0.00 (<0.05).

Hubungan Pengetahuan Ibu tentang Diare dan Pola Asuh Ibu dengan Kejadian Diare pada Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Tanjung Rejo

Diarrhea is a health problem in Indonesia that can cause death in toddlers. Weak immune system causes toddlers attacked by diarrhea easily. Factors affecting diarrhea in toddlers are mother’s knowledge, parenting and environmental sanitation. This study aimed to determine the correlation between mother's knowledge of diarrhea and parenting with the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers. The design of this study used Cross sectional with 36 subjects of toddlers affected by diarrhea. The results were analyzed using Rank spearman correlation test and multiple linear regression test. There is a negative and significant correlation between mother’s knowledge of diarrhea and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers, means that the lower mother's knowledge of diarrhea, the higher the incidence rate of diarrhea (Rs = -0.47). There is a negative and significant correlation between mother’s parenting and the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers, means that the lower mother’s parenting, the higher the incidence of diarrhea (Rs = -0.647). There is a negative and significant correlation between mother’s knowledge about diarrhea and parenting with the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers (Y = 4.009 – 0.114x1-0.056x2), means that the lower mother's knowledge of diarrhea and parenting, the higher the incidence of diarrhea in toddlers.

Gambaran Pengetahuan Ibu Balita Umur 1-5 Tahun Tentang Pemberian Tablet Vitamin A Pada Balita Di Puskesmas Pancur Batu Desa Perumnas Simalingkar Tahun 2020

Background: Long-lasting vitamin A deficiency for toddlers in the body can lead to health problems that lead to an increased risk of pain and death in toddlers. Vitamin A also prevents night vision,Xerophthalmia, corneal damage, and blindness. The purpose of this study was to get an overview of the mother's knowledge about the administration of vitamin A tablets for toddlers. Method: This research is a descriptive with cross-sectional approach. Structured interview involving 58 mothers of toddlers in Puskesmas Pancur Batu. Sampling by quarto sampling. This research was conducted at Puskesmas Pancur Batu Desa Perumnas Simalingkar in 2020. Descriptive data in bivariate analysis to look at sociodemographic relationships, problems in toddlers, and mother’s knowledge of vitamin A tablets for toddlers. Results: The results showed that the mother’s knowledge of toddlers about the administration of vitamin A tablets for toddlers, who are well knowledgeable as many as 44 people (75.9%), knowledgeable enough as many as 13 people (22.4%), and less knowledgeable as 1 person (1.7%) Discussion: It is concluded that there are significant differences in knowledge on the administration of vitamin A for toddlers. The conclusion of this study affects the mother's low-income so that it affects the administration of vitamin A for toddler.

The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care in Increasing Body Weight and Temperature in Premature Infants: Meta-Analysis

Background: Preterm birth is the leading cause of death in toddlers by 7.5% - 12.5% in various regions of the world. Premature is one of the causes of low birth weight and is a factor that increases the risk of hypothermia. Kangaroo Mother Care is a powerful and easy-to-use method for improving the long-term health and well-being of premature babies. This study aimed to estimate the average effect of Kangaroo Mother Care therapy on increasing body weight and temperature of premature infants. Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis and a systematic. The articles used were obtained from PubMed, Science Direct and Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria used were full text articles with the Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design, the study subjects were premature infants, the treatment provided was Kangaroo Mother Care with a comparison of conventional care, weight and temperature assessment of premature infants using stan­dard scales and thermometers, articles publish­ed in English. The PICO research problems are as follows. Population= prema­ture babies. Intervention= Kangaroo Mother Care. Com­pa­rison= Conven­tional Method Care. Out­come= weight and temperature of premature infants. This study used the effect size (Standardized Mean Difference). Meta analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 with a Random Effect Model. Results: A total of 15 articles conducted a meta-analysis review of this study. The meta-analysis of 11 articles showed that Kangaroo Mother Care increased weight gain in prema­ture infants compared to conventional method care (Standardized Mean Difference= 0.54; 95% CI= 0.17 to 0.92; p= 0.004). Meta analysis on 4 articles showed that Kangaroo Mother Care increased the temperature in preterm infants higher than the conventional method of care, statistically not significant (Standardized Mean Difference = 0.48; 95% CI= -0.23 to 1.19; p=0.190). Conclusion: Kangaroo Mother Care is effective in increasing body weight and temperature in premature infants Keywords: Kangaroo care, skin-to-skin contact, weight, temperature, preterm infant Correspondence: Ines Ratni Pravitasari. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: inesratnip@gmail.com. Mobile: +6285­649507909. Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2020), 05(05): 563-578 https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2020.05.05.10.

Baby Massage With Common Cold Massage Oil on Temperature Change, Pulse Rate, Frequency of Breath, Sleep Quality and Number of Streptococcus Bacteria in Toddlers with Acute Respiratory Infection

Background: Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is a common cause of illness and death in toddlers. One of the reasons of ARI is bacteria, the most dominating is bacteria streptococcus. The majority of toddlers suffering from ARI experience cough, runny nose, out of breath, fuss and often wake up at night. The study aimed to determine the effect of massage of babies with common cold massage oil on changes in temperature, pulse frequency, respiratory frequency, sleep quality and the number of bacteria streptococcal in infants with ARI.Method: This type of research quasi-experimental uses approach pretest-post-test with control group design. The samples were toddlers who were treated at the Kedungmundu Health Center with a total of 32 respondents (16 respondents in the treatment group and 16 respondents in the control group). The sampling technique is simple random sampling.Results: The entire test results showed that p-value <? (0.05), so it can be concluded that there is the significant effect of infant massage with common cold massage oil to changes in temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, quality of sleep and the number of bacteria streptococcus in children with ARI.Conclusion: The community health center should consider the results of this study to developed additional services for children under five suffering from Acute Respiratory Infection

A Mechatronic System to Prevent Death due to Suffocation in a Locked Car

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Automation of anti-suffocation system has become a very essential part of safety in automobile. The death of toddlers, disabled people and animals due to suffocation in locked cars has been a significant problem. Hence, there is a requirement for a system which autonomously operates with minimal power consumption and cost to overcome this sort of harm to human life. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In this work an attempt has been made to develop a system that works invariably, irrespective of negligence of person handling the car. This system is a prototype vehicle model of how sensors and actuators can be appropriately used as a setup to overcome this problem.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The setup consists of a prototype vehicle, with engine cut off and all the doors closed, a temperature sensor, a motion sensor, a microcontroller and actuator and the power supply is provided by a battery.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Results indicate that, with the help of sensors and actuators window glass is lowered and circulation of fresh air takes place, temperature inside the car is lowered; this system prevents suffocation by intelligent sensing which works efficiently, this is an economical system without any compromise on its functioning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

Inheritance of Febrile Seizures in Sudden Unexplained Death in Toddlers

Sudden unexplained death in toddlers has been associated with febrile seizures, family history of febrile seizures, and hippocampal anomalies. We investigated the mode of inheritance for febrile seizures in these families. A three-generation pedigree was obtained from families enrolled in the San Diego Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Research Project, involving toddlers with sudden unexplained death, febrile seizures, and family history of febrile seizures. In our six cases, death was unwitnessed and related to sleep. The interval from last witnessed febrile seizure to death ranged from 3 weeks to 6 months. Hippocampal abnormalities were identified in one of three cases with available autopsy sections. Autosomal dominant inheritance of febrile seizures was observed in three families. A fourth demonstrated autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance or variable expressivity. In two families, the maternal and paternal sides manifested febrile seizures. In this series, the major pattern of inheritance in toddlers with sudden unexplained death and febrile seizures was autosomal dominant. Future studies should develop markers (including genetic) to identify which patients with febrile seizures are at risk for sudden unexplained death in childhood, and to provide guidance for families and physicians.

Death of a toddler due to ingestion of sulfuric acid at a clandestine home methamphetamine laboratory

Exposure to strong acids such as sulfuric acid to either the skin or the gastrointestinal or respiratory mucosa will result respectively in significant-occasionally fatal-cutaneous chemical burns as well as devastating corrosive damage to the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Most injuries are accidental, but there are reports of using acids as weapons or as a means of suicide. The primary mechanism of acid injury is coagulative necrosis of the tissues. Sulfuric acid is a chemical often used in industrial and chemical laboratories, and it is an ingredient in household products like drain cleaner. Easily accessible, over-the-counter, household drain cleaner is one of several common materials used to manufacture methamphetamine. With increasing clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in the United States, exposure to methamphetamine and the toxic chemicals used for its production is a growing problem. In many instances, children living in these laboratories qua homes are at risk for injury and death. We report the death of an unattended toddler, who ingested sulfuric acid drain cleaner in his home. The gross and histopathological autopsy findings in this case are similar to those of previously described cases of sulfuric acid injury.