Top 10 Ways to Keep Children Safe from Poisons:- Post your local poison control number on or near all phones.
- Ask for child-resistant containers.
- Do not store food products and household cleaners in the same place.
- Always keep products in their original containers.
- Keep harmful medicines and household products out of reach and in locked cabinets.
- Never call medicines candy.
- Do not take medicine in front of children; they love to imitate adults.
- Many poisonings occur when a product is in use. When the doorbell or the phone rings, or there are other distractions, take the product with you.
- Know your plants. Check with poison control center to see if yours plants are a danger.
- Keep potentially harmful products like cosmetics, perfume, cigarettes, alcohol, vitamins, and all medication, including prescriptions out of reach of children.
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