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Poison
Poison
Poison
Let's face it, sometimes kids get into things that they probably shouldn't. Everyday household items such as cleaning products and personal care products can be harmful to kids. Here are a few poison prevention tips to keep little explorers from finding their way into household items that could be dangerous.
The Hard Facts about Poisoning
Poisoning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 1 to 19 years.
1,319,044 calls were made to poison control centers in 2015 after a child got into a potential poison, that’s over 3,600 calls a day, 150 every hour.
Top Tips
Store household products safely to prevent poisoning.
Young kids are often eye-level with items under the kitchen and bathroom sinks, so make sure household cleaning products and personal care products up and away, out of children’s reach and sight.
Keep all household cleaning products in their original containers.
Also, when buying products, look for child-resistant containers to help prevent poisoning to children.
Read and follow product labels.
Check for ingredients that can be to kids and make sure you use and store products according to the label. Kids can get into things quickly, so remember not to leave cleaning products or personal care products unattended while you are using them.
Remember products that might be harmful to kids.
Check your home for products like cleaning supplies,
liquid laundry packets
personal care products, plants, pesticides, alcohol and
medicine
Save the Poison Help number in your phone and post it visibly at home: 1-800-222-1222.
Specialists at poison control centers provide free, confidential, expert medical advice 24 hours a day. They can answer questions and help with poison emergencies.
Many household products may be harmful to children, so it is important to store these products safely and to use them correctly.
Learn more poison prevention tips.
Resources
Fast Fact
Poisonings Among Children Ages 0-14 in 2018
The Poisoning Safety Fast Facts provides the latest statistics and injury and death rates for child poisonings, including medication and carbon monoxide.
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Pasos sencillos para guardar sus medicamentos
Watch our new video in Spanish to see what it means to put medicine out of reach and sight and for more tips to protect kids at home.
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Gary on the Street: Keeping Medicine Up and Away
In our latest Gary on the Street video, Gary talks to parents about medication safety and medicine in their home.
Infographic
What to Know about Storing Medicine
New infographic from Safe Kids shows what parents and caregivers need to know about storing medicine safely in the home.
Research Report
Safe Medicine Storage
Safe Kids releases new research on medication safety in the United States.
Video
Simple Steps to Safe Medicine Storage
Watch our new video to see what it means to put medicine out of reach and sight and for more tips to protect kids at home.
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Research Report
The Rise of Medicine in the Home: Implications for Today's Children (March 2016)
Each year more than 59,000 young children are seen at ERs because they got into medicine while the caregiver wasn't looking. Learn what families and caregivers need to do to keep their children safe:
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