Young children will eat and drink almost anything. Victims of accidental poisoning are usually children under the age of 5. Household cleaners and medicines are common causes of most accidents.
When using household cleaners or medicines, never let them out of your sight, even if you must take them with you to answer the telephone or doorbell. Children act fast. It takes only a moment for them to swallow something.
The
most common "poisons"are:
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Be sure to keep all emergency numbers near the phone. Include your doctor and the Poison Control Center phone numbers. Also keep your name, address and phone number near the phone in case a babysitter or a friend needs to call.
Contact your local Poison Control Center for more information
This material is based upon work supported by the Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under special project number 91-ESPN-1-5169 .
Produced by the University of California's Spanish Broadcast and Media Services, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Myriam Grajales-Hall, coordinator.
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