Poison Safety Checklist
Poison Proof Your Kitchen
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Do all harmful products in the cabinets have child resistant caps?
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Do you store all household products in a hard to reach place, and not under the sink?
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Are all harmful products stored away from food?
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Are all potentially harmful products in their original labeled containers?
Poison Proof Your Bathroom
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Do aspirin and other medicines in your cabinets have child resistant closures?
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Have you thrown out all out-of-date prescriptions?
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Do you always give medicine only to the person for whom it is prescribed?
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Do you keep your bathroom vanity free of harmful products?
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Do you keep aerosol sprays in hard to reach places?
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Do you keep beauty supplies in a safe place and not on windowsills or countertops?
Poison Proof Your Bedroom
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Are you sure that there are no flaking paint chips on windowsills, woodwork, crib and playpen?
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Do you keep cosmetics, perfumes and colognes out of reach of children?
Poison Proof Your Garage, Basement or Storage Area
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Do you keep soaps, detergents and cleaners in hard to reach places?
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Did you know that almost everything in your garage or storage area that can be swallowed is poisonous?
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Do all the poisons (charcoal lighter, paint thinner, antifreeze, turpentine, insecticides) have child resistant caps?
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Are all poisons stored in original containers?
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Have you made sure that no poisons are stored in drinking glasses or soda bottles?
General Poison Prevention
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Do you have a Mr.Yuk sticker with the number of the Poison Center on or near your telephone?
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Poison Control Center number: 800-222-1222
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For more information, visit www.poisoncontrol.chop.edu.