Be aware of poisons in and around your home. Take steps to protect young children from toxic substances. Preventing Poisoning in the Home Information regarding poison prevention in the home. Protecting children from poisons - Group Health Cooperative Young children are attracted to poisons. They like things that have pretty colors and that adults use.
Toddlers are at special risk because they love to explore and put what they find in their mouths.
Each year, unintentional poisonings from medicines and household chemicals kill about 30 children and prompt more than one million calls to the nation's poison control centers. Copyright 2000 KinderStart. Inc. All rights reserved.