Of those, more than half involved children under age 5. Parents are advised to childproof their homes against poisonings by removing all potentially poisonous products from within a child's reach. Storing potentially harmful products out of sight and out of reach in cabinets with safety locks is one of the best ways to prevent poisonings. 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 poisoning occur while adults are using a household product life 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.