Safety and first aid. Facebook Youtube Twitter. Home Safety and first aid Prevent poisoning in the home. Prevent poisoning in the home Each year hundreds of people from all age groups require medical attention for poisoning from products commonly found around the home. Other common poisonings include: burns from caustic cleaning products farm accidents ingestions of herbicides and insecticides, and radiator coolants.
In case of poisoning If the victim has collapsed or has stopped breathing, do not delay, phone for an ambulance. See Poisoning - first aid. What can I do to prevent poisonings? Check every room in your house for poisonous products. Install child resistant mechanisms on all doors where poisons or medicines are stored.
National Poison Prevention Week occurs each year during the third week of March. It is a great time for communities to raise awareness about unintentional poisonings and to share prevention tips. Learn more about free online training for health care providers. Learn More. Home and Recreational Safety.
Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Drugs and Medicines Only take prescription medications that are prescribed to you by a healthcare professional. To reduce the risk of accidental poisoning by medicine: always carefully read the patient information leaflet that comes with your medicine and take the exact dose recommended if you're unsure about any of the instructions or have further questions, ask your pharmacist or GP for advice some medicines should not be taken with alcohol or certain types of food — check if this is the case for your medicine some medicines can react unpredictably if taken with other medicines, including herbal remedies — always check before combining different medicines never take a medicine that's been prescribed for someone else keep all medicines out of reach of children Keeping children safe Children under 5 years of age have a particularly high risk of poisoning.
Further information For more information about preventing specific types of poisoning see: preventing food poisoning preventing alcohol poisoning preventing carbon monoxide poisoning Page last reviewed: 10 September Next review due: 10 September Other Items Keep cosmetics and toiletries away from children. Be especially careful with perfume, hair dye, hairspray, nail polish, shoe polish, and nail polish remover.
Know the names of the plants in your house and yard. Put plants out of reach when possible. Remind kids not to eat plants they find inside or outside and keep an eye on them. Keep kids away from seasonal plants too. Some holiday houseplants like lilies, poinsettia, holly, and mistletoe are toxic. Throw away used button batteries like those in watches safely, and store any unused ones far from kids' reach.
Be Prepared If you're expecting a baby or already have a child, it's a good idea to: Childproof your home. Get down on your hands and knees in every room of your home for a kid's-eye view. Remove or lock away items that could be dangerous.
Learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR and the age-appropriate Heimlich maneuver so you are ready in case of emergency. Keep these numbers near the phone for yourself and caregivers : poison-control center number: your child's doctor's number parents' work and cellphone numbers neighbor's or nearby relative's number if you need someone to watch other kids in an emergency Even with these precautions in place, kids still can get hurt and accidents do happen.
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