Prevent poisoning!!!

Be prepared.
It’s always best to be prepared at all times. Important numbers should be accessible for every crisis. Make a list of Emergency hotlines, hospital and doctors’ numbers. If  you often leave the house, always make reminder notes, including your contact numbers. It’s not being paranoid, but being responsible.

Store poisonous products out of your child’s reach.
Always have your medicine cabinets and drawers close and out of your children’s reach. Put away cleaning products and insecticides from locked cabinets.

Dispose of old or outdated medications.
Check med’s expiration dates and throw out empty bottles and containers properly.

Watch out for hidden poisons.
Cleaning your homes does not only mean dusting, sweeping and mopping the floors. You may have to check for stuffs that might have been moved and misplaced along the kids’ toys. Also old batteries forgotten inside toys may leaked-out zinc-chlorides, or potassium hydroxide that forms a feathery crystalline structure.
Carbon Monoxide is one deadly poison that is odorless and colorless. Inspect gas stoves, ovens, emergency generators and other gas-burning appliances for cracks and mal-functioning.

Look out for lead.
Lead paint is known to be very dangerous to your little ones. Breathing lead or swallowing anything with lead on it can give a child lead poisoning, which can cause learning disabilities, brain damage, growth delay, and other problems.