Then there is always the freak accident. Mr. Miro recalled how he was playing with his daughter when she was just one year old. He leaned forward to tickle her and a penny dropped out of his pocket, right into her mouth and obstructed her airway. Fortunately, he was able to get it out. The danger of poisoning lurks in the cleaning cabinet, the medicine cabinet, and even Grandma's pocketbook if she happens to be carrying her heart medication.
Plants can be poisonous, too.
The seeds from rosary pea and castorbean plants can be fatal, according to the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Oleander has extremely poisonous leaves. Diffenbachia, caladium and philodendron, if chewed, can cause swelling of the tongue, possibly restricting breathing. Drugs and other poisonous materials should be locked away. Kids will drag furniture over to get a prescription bottle.