Poison prevention tips

• Store medicines and cleaning products in their original containers and away from food
• Lock medicines and household products where children cannot see or reach them
• Use extra child-resistant packaging – don’t rely on packaging
• Use medicine only as directed by your doctor or the label
• Never share or sell your prescription drugs
• Never prepare or give medication to a child in the dark (you may give the wrong dosage)
• Try to keep a record of how many pills are left in a prescription container
• Call medicine by its proper name, not “candy”
• Identify poisonous plants in your house and garden and place them out of reach of children
• Wear protective clothing (gloves) if you spray pesticides or other chemicals
• Never mix household products together (can cause dangerous gases to form)
• When you’re cleaning or using household chemicals, never leave the bottles unattended if there’s a small child present

• Don’t leave alcoholic drinks where kids can reach them
• Discard used button cell batteries safely (alkaline substances are poisonous)

Remain calm and call the ambulance and give the following information:

• the victim’s age and weight
• the container or bottle of the poison if available
• the time of the poison exposure
• the address where the poisoning occurred

Stay on the phone and follow the instructions from the emergency operator or poison control center

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