Poison Fact Sheet

PREVENTING CHILDHOOD POISONING Store potentially poisonous household products and medications locked out of children’s sight and reach.  Read labels to find out what is poisonous. Potential hazards include makeup, medicine, plants, cleaning products,... More

PREVENTING CHILDHOOD POISONING
Store potentially poisonous household products and medications locked out of children’s
sight and reach.

 Read labels to find out what is poisonous.
Potential hazards include makeup,
medicine, plants, cleaning products, pesticides, art supplies and beer, wine and liquor
 Never leave potentially poisonous household products unattended while in use.

 Be aware of poisons that may be in your handbag.
Store handbags out of the reach of
young children.

 Never mix cleaning products.

 Buy child-resistant packages when available.
Keep products in their original packages
to avoid confusion.

Keep the toll-free nationwide poison control center number (1-800-222-1222) and local
emergency numbers near every telephone.
If you suspect poisoning and a child is
choking, collapses, can’t breathe or is having a seizure, call 911.
Otherwise, take the
product to the phone and call the poison control hotline.

 Follow the operator’s instructions.

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