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An unidentified Utah State University student was hospitalized after she consumed a Tide Pode.
While there is no word on the student’s current condition, she was reportedly conscious after medics put her in an ambulance.
The call came in late Saturday afternoon about an incident at an on-campus housing building.
via KWCH:
Utah State University student was hospitalized on Saturday after eating a Tide Pod. The call came in late Saturday afternoon about an incident at an on-campus housing building.
USU police initially called the incident a “tide pod overdose.” The student in question ingested a single tide pod. The student was taken to a nearby hospital but their condition is unknown. Earlier this month, doctors warned people not to eat the laundry pods due to health concerns.
The warning was sparked by social media posts and online videos of people participating in a challenge that involves eating the pods and filming the reaction.
According to various reports, nearly 40 teenagers have been sent to poison control centers since the first ‘Tide Pod Challenge’ video went viral on January 7.
“The ‘laundry packet challenge’ is neither funny nor without serious health implications. The intentional misuse of these products poses a real threat to the health of individuals. We have seen a large spike in single-load laundry packet exposures among teenagers since these videos have been uploaded,” said Stephen Kaminski, CEO of the American Association of Poison Control Centers.
