| Poison Proof Your Kitchen |
| |
Yes |
No |
| 1. |
Do all harmful products in the cabinets have child resistant caps? |
 |
|
| 2. |
Do you store all households products in a hard to reach place? |
|
|
| 3. |
Are all harmful products stored away from food? |
|
|
| 4. |
Are all potentially harmful products in their original labeled containers? (drain cleaner, cleanser, furniture polish, soaps, detergents) |
|
|
 |
|
Poison Proof Your Bathroom |
| |
Yes |
No |
| 1. |
Do aspirin and other
medicines in your cabinet have child resistant caps? |
|
|
|
2. |
Have you thrown out all out-of-date prescriptions? |
|
|
|
3. |
Do you always give medicine only to the person for whom it is prescribed? |
|
|
|
4. |
Do you keep your bathroom vanity free of harmful products? |
|
|
|
5. |
Do you keep aerosol sprays in hard to reach places? |
|
|
|
6. |
Do you deep beauty supplies in a safe place and not on window sills or countertops? |
|
|
|
|
|
Poison Proof Your Bedroom |
|
|
| |
Yes |
No |
|
1. |
Are you sure that there are no flaking paint chips on window sills, wood work the crib or playpen? |
|
|
| 2. |
Do you keep cosmetics, perfumes and colognes out of reach of children? |
|
|
|
|
| Poison Proof Your Garage,
Basement or Storage Area |
| |
Yes |
No |
| 1. |
Do you keep soaps, detergents and cleaners in hared to reach places? |
|
|
| 2. |
Do you know that almost everything in your garage or storage area that an be swallowed is poisonous? |
|
|
| 3. |
Do all the poisons (charcoal lighter, paint thinner antifreeze, turpentine, insecticides) have child resistant caps? |
|
|
| 4. |
Are all poisons stored in original containers with original labels? |
|
|
| 5. |
Have you made sure that no poisons are stored in drinking glasses, soda bottles or juice bottles? |
|
|
|
|
| General Poison Prevention |
| |
Yes |
No |
| 1. |
Do you have a bottle of syrup of ipecac available? |
|
|
| 2. |
Do you have the number of the Poison Center on or near your telephone?
(1-800-222-1222) |
|
|
|
|
| |
If you answered
all of the questions with a "Yes," you have a good start on a "Poison
Proof Home!" Source: Central PA
Poison Center |
|
|
