The Oklahoma Poison Control Center dealt with 34,025 human exposures last year. Of those, more than half involved children under age 5. Many poisonings can be prevented if parents simply lock poisonous products out of children's reach. From this vantage point, they will be better able to spot hazardous products that children can easily see and reach. Stay alert while using poisonous products.
Many poisonings occur while adults are using a household product like a bathroom cleanser or bleach.
Know where children are while using these products. Never leave a child alone in a room with a poisonous product. It only takes seconds for a poisoning to occur. Never refer to medicine as candy. Medicine is not candy and to refer to it as such could create the perception that it is harmless.