Room by Room Safety Check

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Room by Room Safety Check
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Keep your home safe

• You can keep yourself and family members safer by
  being aware of potential hazards and observing
  these suggestions on ways to poison-proof your
  home.
• Try going through your home down at childs level
  and looking at everything from their point of
  view.

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Bathroom

• Some items that might be found in the bathroom
  include

• Medicines
• Cosmetics
• Nail polisher and removers
• Hair care products
• Toothpaste with fluoride
• Perfume
• Tile cleaner
• Toilet bowl cleaners
• Bathroom deodorizers
• Mouthwash
• Personal hygiene products

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Bedroom

• Some items that might be found in the bedroom
  include

• Mothballs
• Cosmetics
• Hair sprays
• Perfumes
• Mouthwash
• Colognes
• Deodorants
• Nail polish and remover
• Medicines

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Living Room

• Some items that might be found in the living room
  include

• Medications in coat pockets and purses
• Furniture polish
• Home Fragrant Products
• Pesticides tracked in from the lawn
• Lead-based paint on window sills

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Kitchen

• Some items that might be found in the kitchen
  include

• Dishwashing detergent
• Liquid dish soap
• Scouring soap
• Disinfectants
• Window cleaners
• Oven cleaners
• Medicines
• Vitamins
• Ammonia
• Bug spray
• Furniture polish
• Drain cleaners/openers
• Rust removers
• Floor wax
• Metal polish
• Wax remover

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Laundry Room

• Some items that might be found in the laundry
  room include

• Laundry detergent
• Bleach
• Fabric softener
• Stain removers
• Dye

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Garage

• Some items that might be found in the garage
  include

• Gasoline
• Kerosene
• Car wax
• Car soaps
• Weed killers
• Pesticides
• Paint
• Windshield washer fluid
• Brake fluid
• Antifreeze

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Many poisonings of young children happen when the
household routine has been interrupted, such as

• when a parent is ill
• when a family is moving
• when a family is on a trip
• when there is a guest in the home
• when there is family tension
• when seasonal products are in use

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Medication Tips

• Medicine cabinets are not a good place to store
  medications.
• Visitors may carry medications in coat pockets
  and purses.
• Have a child-proof cabinet for medicines that
  locks.

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Personal Care Items

• Some mouthwashes contain enough alcohol to poison
  small children.
• Mothballs and crystals should be hung in
  containers.
• If children are present, it is best if personal
  care items are kept out of their reach.
• Home fragrant products can be attractive to
  children and may post a hazard.

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Cleansers Detergents

• Some disinfectants and toilet bowl cleaners are
  dangerously caustic.
• Never store cleaning compounds and foods on the
  same shelf.
• Never mix cleaning compounds together.
• Keep all substances in their original containers.
  
• Cap all cleaning compounds while using.
• Clean up spills and leaks immediately and store
  products properly.

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Pesticides

• Use traps, baits or gels instead of pesticides
  sprays and foggers.
• Get rid of old pesticides that may no longer be
  registered for residential use.
• Never use illegal pesticides.
• Pesticides can accumulate in carpets when they
  are tracked into the house.
• Install safety latches on the lower cupboard
  doors to keep children out.

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge

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Keep the nationwide poison control centers
number(800) 222-1222beside every phone in your
home and programmed into your cell phone.

• Poison Control Centers 1-800-222-1222
• 24 hours a day 7 days a week free of charge