Babies and toddlers often put household items in their mouths as they explore and it can happen in an instant. More than half of our calls are about children under six. While our experts are here to help you help your little one 24 hours a day, there are also some things you can do to help keep your home a bit more poison safe:
- Control access to unsafe areas of the home with gates, locks or latches
- Store cleaning and laundry products up high and out of reach, or keep them in a locked cabinet – look at bathrooms, laundry room, and kitchen
- Store medications out of sight and out of reach, or keep them in a locked cabinet
- Know the names of all plants in your home, and have them up high
- Dispose of all unused medications safely
- Always keep cleaners, cosmetics and medications in their original containers
- And finally, program our number in your cell phone and post it in your home so you always have it when you need it