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Toddler in critical condition after drinking drain cleaner at home
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 19, 2026
What happened
A 1.5-year-old boy is in serious but stable condition after swallowing caustic soda at his home in Tiberias. He was treated by Magen David Adom and is now sedated and ventilated in a pediatric intensive care unit.
- 01A 1.5-year-old boy swallowed caustic soda in Tiberias.
- 02He is in serious but stable condition and is sedated on a ventilator.
- 03Magen David Adom evacuated him after initial treatment at home.
- 04Caustic soda can cause severe burns and dangerous airway injury.
- 05Serious poisonings in children often happen from household cleaners stored unsafely.
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