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Is Your Baby Safe at Home?
Part 1-Poison

Lesia Oesterreich, M.S.
Family Life Extension Specialist
Human Development and Family Studies
Iowa State University

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Would you drink keroscene or laundry bleach? Eat floor wax, deodorant, or glue? Babies might, because they haven't learned that these are dangerous. Your house is full of poison ...

Keep these products in locked cupboards or out of children's reach.

 In the Bathroom: Aspirin, other medicines Makeup
 Deodorants Perfume
 Disinfectants Rubbing alcohol
 Hair care products Toilet bowl cleaner
 In the garage or basement:  Antifreeze, motor oil Gasoline, kerosene
 Charcoal lighter Mouse or rat poison
 Garden chemicals Paints, thinners
 In the kitchen:  Aerosol spray Laundry/dishwasher detergents
 Ant poison
 Bleach  Vitamims, medicines
 Drain cleaner  Other cleaning supplies
 All over the house:  Alcohol Lead paint (furniture, toys, walls)
 Cigarettes Plants

Be sure that you...


DON'T keep kerosene, gasoline, or similar products in pop cans or milk bottles. Store food and non-food items separately.

NEVER use insect sprays around food.

NEVER tell a child that medicine is "candy" or that it tastes good.

KEEP medicines, cleaning products, and other poisonous household products in original containers and in locked cupboards. Inexpensive safety latches are readily available at hardware and department stores.

ONLY give a prescription drug to the person it was prescribed for by the doctor. Dispose of outdated medicines promptly.

CHECK all painted furniture and toys to be sure they have non-toxic finishes. Look at labels.

BUY products in child-resistant containers and replace caps tightly.

KEEP purses out of reach. Avoid carrying medicine, vitamins, cigarettes, and perfume in handbags.

CHOOSE safe plants, labeled with botanical name, and keep out of children's reach.

 
Never leave your child alone with a poison, even for a few seconds.


Content used with permission from the University of Vermont.



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Oesterreich, L. (1993). Is your baby safe at home? Poison [Pm-954a]. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Extension.

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Lesia Oesterreich
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Iowa State University
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FORMAT AVAILABLE:: Print - 2 pages
DOCUMENT REVIEW:: Level 2 - Iowa State University Extension
DOCUMENT SIZE:: 27K
ENTRY DATE:: May 1998

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