Harmful products in 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.
Make sure potent­ially harmful products are kept in their original contai­ners.
Two reasons why products should be stored in their original contai­ners. Labels on the original containers often give first aid instru­ctions if someone should swallow the product. And if products are stored in drinking glasses or pop bottles, someone may mistake it for drink/food and swallow it.
Store Harmful products away from food.
Harmful products placed next to food, someone may accide­ntally ingested.
Place potent­ially harmful products up high & out-of­-reach for children.
Lock all cabinets with dangerous products is the best preven­tion.
The best way to prevent poisoning is make it impossible to find it.

Medicines are poisonous if used improp­erly.
Example: Many children are poisoned yearly by Aspirin overdo­ses.
Place all harmful products in containers with child-­res­istant caps.
Check containers are properly secured.
Thrown out all out-of­-date prescr­ipt­ions.
All medicines in their original containers with the original labels.
Treat Vitamins or vitami­n/m­ineral supple­ments as a medica­tion.
A few iron pills can kill a child.
Secure all cleaning products.

Do all these poisons have child-­res­istant caps?
Are they stored in the child-­res­istant containers
Are the original labels on the contai­ners?
Makesure that no poisons are being stored in drinking glasses or pop bottles.
All harmful products locked up and placed out-of­-sight and reach?

Stains, burns or odor on clothes or skin
Sudden changes in behavior
Drug or chemical containers found open or out of place
Vomiting, dizziness, stomach pain, convul­sions, uncons­cio­usness, rapid breathing or drowsi­ness

If you feel a poisoning might have occurred, do not wait for a reaction. Call the Poison Control Center immedi­ately - 800-­222­-12­22. They can tell you whether the ingested substance is poisonous and how to respond.
Keep the child/­person quiet and do not induce vomiting.
Quickly determine what was taken and how much.
If you are told to take the child to the hospital, take the container of the swallowed materials, its remaining contents and any vomit with you.

If the child/­person is not breathing, begin mouth-­to-­mouth resusc­itation and have someone call 911.
If the child is breathing but uncons­cious, call 911 and stay with him or her.
If the child is convul­sing, call 911 and stay with the child. Remove sharp objects that are nearby.
If poison was inhaled, take the child outdoors for fresh air and loosen tight clothing; open doors to air the building.
If poison touched the skin, remove contam­inated clothing, rinse the skin with water for several minutes, then wash the area with soap.
If poison entered the eyes, flush them with lukewarm water for 15 minutes by holding the eyelid open and pouring water from the nose out toward the ears using a pitcher held about 2 inches above the eye.

For bites from poisonous spiders, insects or snakes, call the Poison Control Center 800-22­2-1222 immedi­ate­ly.