Tygerberg and Red Cross Hospitals sound alarm on household chemical dangers to children [SOUND]

# Tygerberg Hospital and the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in the Western Cape urges the public to be aware of the hidden dangers of potassium permanganate, a chemical still widely used in many homes and traditional medicine. They warn that swallowing potassium permanganate can cause burns, internal injuries, or even death. Tygerberg’s Carine Marks, urged parents and caregivers to use it only on the skin and to keep it out of children’s reach: