Nila E Sturlin

Mary's Clover: A Story about Medication Safety Nila E Sturlin

"Among young children, 95 percent of medication-related poisoning visits to the emergency departments are caused by a child ingesting medication while unsupervised; five percent are due to dosing errors made by caregivers" (safekids.org 2015). It is never too early to educate children and families about medication safety. This short story conveys an important message to children ages four and up about the dangers of medication misuse. Mary Stephens, a kind and free-spirited little girl learns a valuable lesson when her pet rabbit Clover falls victim to a medication mishap.