Poison Lookout Checklist
December 14, 2009 by Baby Care Answers
Filed under Baby Tips, Health
The home areas listed below are the most common site of accidental poisonings. Follow this checklist to learn how to correct situations that may lead to poisonings. If you answer “No” to any questions, fix the situation quickly. Your goal is to have all your answers “Yes.”
THE KITCHEN
Do all harmful products in the cabinets have child-resistant caps? Products like furniture polishes, drain cleaners and some oven cleaners should have safety packaging to keep little children from accidentally opening the packages.
Are all potentially harmful products in their original containers? There are two dangers if products aren’t stored in their original containers. Labels on the original containers often give first aid information if someone should swallow the product. And if products are stored in containers like drinking glasses or pop bottles, someone may think it is food and swallow it.
Are harmful products stored away from food? If harmful products are placed next to food, someone may accidentally get a food and a poison mixed up and swallow the poison.
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