Put the Poison Control Hotline number (1-800-222-1222) on every phone to help save lives.
While household products such as cleaners and chemicals naturally come to mind as being hazardous, the SFD suggests that anyproduct bearing the words 'Caution', 'Warning' or 'Danger' be stored out of children’s reach, ideally in a locked cabinet or compartment.
It's also a good idea to survey your home, especially the kitchen, bathrooom, workshop and garage from a child's - or grandchild's point of view, so that you can know what items might be accessible or spark their curiosity.
Ten Important Poison Prevention Tips...
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While household products such as cleaners and chemicals naturally come to mind as being hazardous, the SFD suggests that anyproduct bearing the words 'Caution', 'Warning' or 'Danger' be stored out of children’s reach, ideally in a locked cabinet or compartment.
It's also a good idea to survey your home, especially the kitchen, bathrooom, workshop and garage from a child's - or grandchild's point of view, so that you can know what items might be accessible or spark their curiosity.
Ten Important Poison Prevention Tips...
- Know the things in and around your home that can poison you.
- Put child safety locks on cabinets to safely store cleaners, medicines, cosmetics, chemicals and other poisons.
- Keep products in their original packaging with the labels on them.
- Look at labels for the words "Caution", "Warning", "Danger" or "Poison". Follow all directions carefully when using these products.
- Be aware that fuels (such as gasoline), car fluids (such as anti-freeze), pesticides (such as bug killers), and lawn and garden products (such as fertilizer) are poison.
- Do not mix household products together. Their contents could react with dangerous results.
- Install a Carbon Monoxide (CO) detector near your bedrooms and furnace to warn you of high levels of CO, a deadly gas you cannot see or smell. The gas collects when fuels are burned. Collected CO gas can quickly harm or kill you.
- Have a certified service technician check heaters, stoves and fireplaces at least once each year to see that they work well.
- Program the Poison Control Hotline number in every phone and place it near phones and on the refrigerator: 1-800-222-1222.
- Know to call 1-800-222-1222 if someone takes poison. This number works around-the-clock anywhere in the USA to connect you with a nearby poison control center. Call the hotline whenever you have a question about poisons. It’s free, private, and can save you a trip to the emergency room!
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